Black Panther Party was negative and unrepresentative of the Party's nature. Brown, however, spoke of her memoir as being the story of the black woman's perspective within the Black Panther Party. Brown was capturing her own experience within the Black Panther Party, not attempting to capture their full essence. A Taste of Power was optioned in January, 2007 by HBO to use in its six-part series, "The Black Panthers." References External links African American Review 1992 non-fiction books American autobiographies Books about the San Francisco Bay Area Politics of the San Francisco Bay Area Pantheon Books books