Efia Nwangaza | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Green |
| Residence(s) | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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-Altanta 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[edit]
See also[edit]
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2004 2004 United States Senate elections
- The Jericho Movement
- Statement at 2nd Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
References[edit]
- ^ "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". South Carolina Legislature. May 23, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Josh (March 27, 2021). "Rally against hate held at downtown Confederate monument". Greenville News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Greenville social activist among arrests in Ferguson, Mo". WYFF-TV. October 16, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Linda (August 1, 2014). "Free all political prisoners: National Jericho Movement Conference, new effort to free Mondo". San Francisco Bay View. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "SNCC STAFF". SNCC Legacy Project. 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "UNAC Conference 2024". UNAC Conference 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Indigenous and Black Resistances". The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2024.