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A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story (Paperback)

by Elaine Brown (Author)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Batus (Jan 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385471076
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385471077
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 585,555 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A woman's life in the Black Panther movement, 1 Sep 1999
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I liked this book. Elaine Brown was incredibly honest in her writing, especially when she wrote about her sexuality. Most of us would have omitted certain incidents that she included--getting lots of money after a night with a rich donor, getting beat up by a lover, sleeping with her friend's husband--yet it makes her story very human because it expresses the complexity of human interactions. Her mistakes helped me to identify with her, though I am not African American. She was very vulnerable in her relationships with men, even though she was the head of the Black Panther Party. The Party gave Brown the opportunity to work toward correcting social injustices. But the environment was filled with guns and violence directed both inward and outward, as well as much sexual exploitation. At the end, I was happy when she flew away from her Panther life because she eventually feared for her life and she had begun to incorporate some of the violence of the male Panthers in her actions. Yet she also accomplished much good through her association. Elaine Brown has many talents to give the world and I hope that she is continuing to work towards the goals that attracted her to the Panthers in the first place.
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5.0 out of 5 stars its a must buy book for everybody, 22 Feb 2002
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This book is a story of a strong black women, i made my girl read it and it has changed her. i do recommened all women to buy this. not only black women but all. i would also recommened the autobiography of Assata Shakur these women are an example of how women should be today!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Account of a Black Woman's Life I've Ever Read!, 6 Jul 1999
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People may get side-tracked by the seemingly poor decisions made by the author in her youth. Overall, the book is so much more than that. To concentrate on the other trivial things will cause one to miss the gift that Ms. Brown gives us: the benefit of her experience and growth. Here was a woman who pioneered the way for all women, black, white, Asian, Hispanic etc., to become politically empowered as she had been. She was fearless, and devoted to the welfare of all minorities, children and women. I recommend this book to any woman who cares about the fate of the underdog in America.
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