"Colvin's story and the experiences of other Black women and youth underscore the difficult questions and realities that Black leaders and activists have been forced to grapple with. "Women ran the party, and the men thought they (the men) did," Huggins says in the 1997 documentary, "Comrade Sister: Voices of Women in the Black Panther Party." For instance, James Baldwin's queerness discomfited some civil rights activists, and others dismissed the writer as " Martin Luther Queen ." JUST WATCHED Watch: Why you've probably never heard of this civil rights pioneer Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Watch: Why you've probably never heard of this civil rights pioneer 05:18"(The image of Parks) would be more acceptable to the White community than a dark-complexioned teenager," Colvin told CNN's Phillip. Two of its co-creators, Garza and Cullors, identify as queer, and the group has always highlighted the usually overlooked prejudices beleaguering Black women and Black LGBTQ Americans.

Source: CNN February 21, 2021 12:35 UTC