We want to have a change of leadership at some point." Garron said he became a general in the party, or a Brown Panther, after Farmer decided he wanted to get his affairs in order prior to his death.

Philadelphia native Elaine Brown rose through the Black Panther organization after she moved to Los Angeles in 1965. She later became the first woman to head the controversial, male-dominated ...

Millions of dollars are pouring into former Black Panther Party Chairwoman Elaine Brown’s nonprofit for her apartment building and commercial hub under construction on 7th Street in West Oakland.