The Black Power fist is differentiated by a clenched fist wearing a black leather glove , adopted in the sixties as part of the Black Power movement,, most famously at the 1968 Mexico Olympics by 200 m gold medalist Tommie Smith and
Bronze medalist John Carlos, when they donned black gloves and raised the the Black Power fist on the podium, after being handed the medals..
Picked up by some northern soulies on the dance floor and has become a much used graphic on the scene since., on bags t shirts etc.
I can understand why a lot find it a bit embarrasing , like ktf ,but I admire the way it suggests that a lot of U K Soul fans,have some awareness of the civil rights struggles that were the background against which a lot of the music was created