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#OtD 23 Mar 1953 singer, songwriter & former Black Panther Yvette Marie Stevens, better known as Chaka Khan, was born in Chicago. Joined the BPP aged 14, spoke at rallies and worked on their free breakfast for schools program. Learn more about the BPP: https://t.co/OqkapbDLrh https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/black-panthers?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon