Comrade Sisters

[ACC Art Books]

"A new photobook recalls the crucial but often overlooked role played by women in the Black Panther party" — The Guardian

"... I guarantee this book will give you a new respect for a generation of women militants." — Socialist Worker

"Comrade Sisters pairs Stephen’s intimate, incisive, and inspiring portraits and documentary photographs with testimonies from many surviving members and their kin." — i-D France

"Historically illuminating photos of women Black Panthers." — The Washington Post

Many of us have heard these three words: Black Panther Party. Some know the Party’s history as a movement for the social, political, economic and spiritual upliftment of Black and indigenous people of colour – but to this day, few know the story of the backbone of the Party: the women. It’s estimated that six out of ten Panther Party members were women. While these remarkable women of all ages and diverse backgrounds were regularly making headlines agitating, prote