Efia Nwangaza Explained

Efia Nwangaza
Birth Place:Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Residence:Greenville, South Carolina
Party:Green
Alma Mater:Spelman College
Temple University MA
Golden Gate University School of Law JD
Occupation:Attorney

Efia Nwangaza (born 1951) is an American activist and attorney from South Carolina. Nwangaza was the Green Party's nominee in the 2004 United States Senate election in South Carolina.

Early life, education and career

Nwangaza was raised in Norfolk, Virginia. She is a graduate of Spelman College, Temple University and Golden Gate University School of Law.

She has served as a staff attorney for the Greenville Legal Services Program, and is an independent attorney.[1]

Activism

Nwangaza founded and directs Greenville's Afrikan American Institute for Policy Studies, the Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination, and WMXP-LP community radio station. She has participated in numerous local, state and national protests,[2] including the protest in the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown.[3]

Nwangaza is the past national co-chair of the Jericho Movement for Amnesty and Freedom of U.S. Political Prisoners,[4] a member of the SNCC-Atlanta Project,[5] the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, and the Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Not In Our Name Project and Black Alliance for Peace.[6]

Nwangaza worked on the campaign for a global demand for reparations at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism 2001.[7]

2004 Senatorial campaign

See main article: 2004 United States Senate election in South Carolina.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 23, 2007 . A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE EFIA NWANGAZA, OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, ON HER LIFETIME OF REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND TO HONOR HER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO MANY WORTHY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. . May 13, 2024 . South Carolina Legislature.
  2. News: Morgan . Josh . March 27, 2021 . Rally against hate held at downtown Confederate monument . May 13, 2024 . Greenville News.
  3. News: October 16, 2014 . Greenville social activist among arrests in Ferguson, Mo. . May 13, 2024 . WYFF-TV.
  4. News: Kennedy . Linda . August 1, 2014 . Free all political prisoners: National Jericho Movement Conference, new effort to free Mondo . May 13, 2024 . San Francisco Bay View.
  5. Web site: 2024 . SNCC STAFF . May 13, 2024 . SNCC Legacy Project.
  6. Web site: UNAC Conference 2024 . May 13, 2024 . UNAC Conference 2024.
  7. Web site: 2020 . Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Indigenous and Black Resistances . May 13, 2024 . The University of Alabama at Birmingham.