Black Panther Woman
The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins

I have been enjoying reading about the members of the Black Panther. History tends to minimize their impact and downplay who they were and what they represent. Propaganda to be exact. I have always heard about Huey Newton and Eldridge Cleaver when the topic of Black Panthers come up. So I took it up......more

The first biography of Ericka Huggins, a queer Black woman who brought spiritual self-care practices to the Black Panther Party. In this groundbreaking biography, Mary Frances Phillips immerses readers in the life and legacy of Ericka Huggins, a revered Black Panther Party member, as well as a mother......more

This biography of Ericka Huggins, Black Panther Party member, wife, widow, mother, activist, queer, spiritual wellness practitioner and guide, and prison survivor is the story of a truly dedicated, empowering, "bad-ass" woman. From growing up with an abusive father, to living through Jim Crow, widow......more

Mary Frances Phillips tells the story of Ericka Huggins through her childhood, joining the Black Panther Party, her incarceration, release, and her job as a teacher. Throughout her journey, she kept grounded through meditation and yoga. She dealt with sexual, psychological, and physical abuse while......more

This book broke my heart. To read all of the pain and oppression endured by this woman was jarring. I was glad to read about someone other than Assata Shakur. Not that you really hear much about the women of the Black Panther Movement as it is. But Assata's story, for me, has been spoken about exces......more