WATCH: Tiffany Boone Speaks On The Importance Of Woman In The Black Panther Party

Actress Tiffany Boone sits down with Entertainment Editor Okla Jones to discuss the importance of women being a part of the Black Panther Party.

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00:00 How important were women to the Black Panther Party and what role did they play?

00:04 Yeah, women were incredibly important to the Black Panther Party. They were

00:08 the backbone of the party. I think you see a lot of images of like the men with the berets on,

00:13 with the guns, but there were as many women, if not more women, that are part of the party

00:18 as the men. The women were foot soldiers. The women were taking care of the kids. They were

00:24 helping to cook. They were doing other programs. You know what I mean? At one point, Elaine Brown

00:28 was running the party when Huey was in Cuba. You know what I mean? People don't realize this,

00:33 but the women made so much happen in the Black Panther Party.