Black Panther Ericka Huggins on Out-FM 2/14/2023 at 8pm on WBAI/NY 99.5FM
Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party
Interview with co-author Ericka Huggins, Party leader, educator and former political prisoner
Tune into Out-FM for the next two weeks (Tuesday, February 14 and 21 from 8-9 PM EST) for our two-part interview with Ericka Huggins, queer Black Panther Party leader, educator and former political prisoner. She will discuss the new book she’s published with photographer Stephen Shames titled Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Partz. Out-FM co-producers Stahimili Mapp and Bob Lederer recently interviewed Sister Ericka. In Part 1, she discusses the remarkable women she profiles in the book and the persistent failure of both the Black and white media to portray them, as well as the significance of the Party’s Community Survival Programs and the philosophy and practice of the Oakland Community School that Sister Ericka led from 1973-1981. In Part 2, on Feb. 21, we’ll cover the treatment of women and queers by the Party and Sister Ericka’s introduction in prison, through self-study, to the vital, centering practices of yoga and meditation, which she has taught to many other folks over the years.