Ericka Huggins

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, Ericka Huggins was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) for 14 years. After returning from trial in 1971, she was given the title Minister of Education. From 1973-1981 she was the Director of the Oakland Community School. Click here to contact Ms. Huggins. Any BlackCommentator.com article may be re-printed so long as it is re-printed in its entirety and full credit given to the author and www.BlackCommentator.com. If the re-print is on the Internet we additionally request a link back to the original piece on our Website.

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The Liberation Schools, The Children’s House, The Intercommunal Youth Institute And the Oakland Community School

By Ericka Huggins Guest Commentator, The BlackCommentator In Struggle Spotlight

The Oakland Community School (OCS) was one of the most well-known and well-loved programs of the Black Panther Party. Point Five of the Black Panther Party’s original 1966 Ten Point Platform and Program, emphasized the need to provide an education that, among other things, taught African American and poor people about their history in the…

The Oakland Community School (OCS) was one of the most well-known and well-loved programs of the Black Panther Party. Point Five of the Black Panther Party’s…

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