City Council Considers Renaming West Oakland Intersection After Former Black Panther Elaine Brown

City Council Considers Renaming West Oakland Intersection After Former Black Panther Elaine Brown

Elaine Brown, former chair of the Black Panther Party and founder of dozens of revolutionary programs, might be getting a West Oakland intersection named after her. According to Oaklandside, the Oakland City Council is considering a resolution next month to rename the intersection at 7th and Campbell streets “Elaine Brown Way” after former Black Panther Party chair, Elaine Brown.Brown, a singer-songwriter who grew up in inner city Philadelphia, …