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Elaine Brown

1943–

United States

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Elaine Brown (born March 2, 1943) is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former Black Panther Party chairwoman who is based in Oakland, California. Brown briefly ran for the Green Party presidential nomination in 2008. She is the COO of Oakland & the World Enterprises, which she founded in 2014.

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