Ericka Huggins

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Ericka Huggins is an American activist, educator, and former leading member of the Black Panther Party known for her work in prison abolition, social justice, and community-based education.

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instanceOf activist
educator
former political prisoner
human
poet
advocatesFor abolition of prisons
community-based alternatives to incarceration
holistic education for children
causeOfActivism murder of her husband John Huggins
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Huggins
fieldOfWork community organizing
education
human rights
transformative justice
givenName Ericka
languageSpoken English
memberOf Black Panther Party
movement Black Power movement
civil rights movement
prison abolition movement
name Ericka Huggins
notableEvent New Haven Black Panther trials
arrest in New Haven, Connecticut in 1969
notableFor leadership in the Black Panther Party
prison abolition activism
social justice education
occupation consultant
public speaker
university lecturer
positionHeld director of the Oakland Community School
leader of the New Haven chapter of the Black Panther Party
member of the Black Panther Party Central Committee
sexOrGender female
spouse John Huggins
taughtAt California State University, East Bay
Laney College
San Francisco State University
taughtSubject ethnic studies
sociology of incarceration
women’s studies
workFocus LGBTQ+ rights
community-based education
gender justice
prison abolition
racial justice
restorative justice
social justice

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