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          Ericka Huggins

          American activist and educator (born 1948)

          Ericka Huggins (néeJenkins;[1] born January 5, 1948)[2][3][4][5] is an American activist, writer, and educator.

          She is a former leading member of the Black Panther Party (BPP).

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        4. The first biography of Ericka Huggins, a queer Black woman who brought spiritual self-care practices to the Black Panther Party.

          5. She was married to fellow BPP member John Huggins in 1968.

          Early life and education

          Born Ericka Jenkins in Washington, D.C.,[6] Huggins was the middle child of three. After graduating high school in 1966, Huggins attended Cheyney State College (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania).

          She then attended Lincoln University, an historically black school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There she studied education, and eventually met John Huggins, who she would later marry in 1968. Although Lincoln University's Black Student Congress was opposed to female leaders, Huggins engaged in the group despite the opposition.[4]

          She holds a Master of Arts in sociology from Califor