Where Are They Now? 10 Female Icons In Black History Who Are Still Living And Making A Difference
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Victoria Uwumarogie
Kathleen Cleaver
The first female member to help make decisions for the Black Panther Party, and the ex-wife of the late Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen was quite influential in the Party. She was a spokesperson and press secretary, and when Eldridge fled the country after being charged with attempted murder, she followed him. The couple tried to start their own organization too, called the Revolutionary People’s Communication Network before returning to the U.S.
Kathleen would later return to school in 1981, and go on to get a law degree from Yale Law School. At 69, she is currently a senior lecturer at Emory University’s School of Law, and is a senior lecturer in Yale’s African American Studies Department.
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