Black Excellence: Kathleen and Eldridge Cleaver | Ashleytheebarroness

Then Black Panther revolutionary and scholar Kathleen Cleaver! Watch her respond to the question of nonviolence, arguing that “non-violence is non-functional.” Inspired by the party’s radical approach to addressing anti-racism and class struggle, Cleaver joined the Black Panther Party in 1967 after meeting Eldridge Cleaver. She became the first woman to be included in the Black Panther Party’s Central Committee, the highest decision-making body within the organization. As the Communications Secr