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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, thank you! it's an honour to be here. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. i want to take ...

Seen incremental changes. when i was a little girl, i couldn't go to the swimming pool in washington dc in the �*505. because the fear was that my colour would wash off in the water, that was literally said. i don't think that great numbers of people believe those kinds of untruths, but are we willing to... ..restructure the society so that it benefits all rather than a few? that is a big question. and i'm hoping that there will be good people who will step forward. there always are good people in this world. ericka huggins, thank you so much for being on hardtalk. thank you.