Fearless: Since the 1970s, Jewel Thais-Williams has given the black Los Angeles LGBT community a place of their own through her Catch One nightclub. After more than 40 years, Thais-Williams stepped down from running the club in July 2015, but she reflects one more time on the club’s origins, the famous names who came through the club’s doors and the police who harassed her and her patrons. » Subscribe to msnbc: on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: msnbc is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives. Reaching more than 95 million households worldwide, msnbc offers a full schedule of live news coverage, political opinions and award-winning documentary programming -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Connect with msnbc Online Visit msnbc.com: on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc Find msnbc on Facebook: on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc Follow msnbc on Twitter: on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc Follow msnbc on Google+: on.msnbc.com/Plusmsnbc Follow msnbc on Instagram: on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc Follow msnbc on Tumblr: on.msnbc.com/LeanWithmsnbc Her Club Gave Black LGBT Revelers Their Own Space | Originals | msnbc

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