Did you know Kwame Brown (formally known as Stokely Carmichael) before joining the Black Panther Party was an SNCC member (usually pronounced snick on media outlets)? SNCC stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In 1965 he along with the organization went to Lowndes County to register people to vote. In 1967 after traveling to Cuba, North Vietnam, China, and Guinea. When he returned to the US, he left the SNCC and joined the Black Panther Party.