At at time when racism was endemic and police brutality against black people in the United States was increasing rapidly in the 60s, there was a group of young individuals who sought to fight the injustice and malicious treatment of their own people. Young Kathleen Cleaver was among these gutsy radicals who fearlessly donned the cloak of activism and vehemently pumped their right fist in the air to evince the black power ideology at any given time.
She was an influential member of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States in the late 60s. With a heart that mirrored that of a lion, she was a charismatic Black Panther warlord who inspired other female activists of her time to tread the path of black empowerment activism.
