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for black freedom and equality. black oaklanders know the reality of systemic discrimination. back in the 1960s, one response was the creation of the radical and controversial black panther party. it was founded by men. some of its key leaders were women. one of them, my guest today, ericka huggins. she spent two years imprisoned and she became a symbol of the black panther struggle. looking around oakland today, has anything really changed? ericka huggins, welcome to hardtalk. well, t...

leaders were women. one of them, my guest today, ericka huggins. she spent two years imprisoned and she became a symbol of the black panther struggle. looking around oakland today, has anything really changed? ericka huggins, welcome to hardtalk. well, thank you! its an honour to be here. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. i want to take you back to your years as a leader in the black panther party. when you reflect on those years now, does it feel to you like ancient hist...

Not only that, a lot of the members of the party were not african—american, or african. they came from everywhere. and our collaborations were with all the organisations that wanted to make a change, so that there be no barriers between human beings. you talked about the police harassment, you talked about the violence, and well talk about that some more, but i just wonder whether even the social activism, the free breakfast clubs, the free medical clinics — were they part of the harassment?...

You talked about the police harassment, you talked about the violence, and well talk about that some more, but i just wonder whether even the social activism, the free breakfast clubs, the free medical clinics — were they part of the harassment? was there an effort by the authorities, the police, to close you down? absolutely. as a matter of fact, police often came in to church basements where many of the... church and school basements, or gyms, where the breakfast programmes for children were...

That wanted to make a change, so that there be no barriers between human beings. you talked about the police harassment, you talked about the violence, and well talk about that some more, but i just wonder whether even the social activism, the free breakfast clubs, the free medical clinics — were they part of the harassment? was there an effort by the authorities, the police, to close you down? absolutely. as a matter of fact, police often came in to church basements where many of the... churc...

The social activism, the free breakfast clubs, the free medical clinics — were they part of the harassment? was there an effort by the authorities, the police, to close you down? absolutely. as a matter of fact, police often came in to church basements where many of the... church and school basements, or gyms, where the breakfast programmes for children were held, all over the united states, and by the way, replicated all over the world. however, in the united states, the police came in with g...

As a matter of fact, police often came in to church basements where many of the... church and school basements, or gyms, where the breakfast programmes for children were held, all over the united states, and by the way, replicated all over the world. however, in the united states, the police came in with guns drawn to shut it down. and i remember reading a memorandum fromj edgar hoover to his field officers, saying that he wasnt concerned about the talk about self—defence, it was that breakfas...

Between human beings. you talked about the police harassment, you talked about the violence, and well talk about that some more, but i just wonder whether even the social activism, the free breakfast clubs, the free medical clinics — were they part of the harassment? was there an effort by the authorities, the police, to close you down? absolutely. as a matter of fact, police often came in to church basements where many of the... church and school basements, or gyms, where the breakfast progra...