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REPORTER 2:
They offer self-respect, pride in being Black, beauty in being Black,
and Black people are listening. AFENI: I was liberated
and empowered by the Black Panther Party, because young women
at that time wanted to be different, and young men
were perfectly willing to see women as individuals
that they could respect. That was something
that I yearned for. GLORIA: She brought
an array of characters that I had never thought existed. Panthers, hustlers, gay women, gay men
They offer self-respect, pride in being Black, beauty in being Black,
and Black people are listening. AFENI: I was liberated
and empowered by the Black Panther Party, because young women
at that time wanted to be different, and young men
were perfectly willing to see women as individuals
that they could respect. That was something
that I yearned for. GLORIA: She brought
an array of characters that I had never thought existed. Panthers, hustlers, gay women, gay men
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REPORTER 2:
They offer self-respect,
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pride in being Black,
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beauty in being Black,
and Black people are listening.
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AFENI: I was liberated
and empowered
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by the Black Panther Party,
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because young women
at that time
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wanted to be different,
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and young men
were perfectly willing
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to see women as individuals
that they could respect.
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That was something
that I yearned for.
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GLORIA: She brought
an array of characters
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that I had never thought existed.
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Panthers, hustlers,
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gay women, gay men.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.