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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,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Josh |date=March 27, 2021 |title=Rally against hate held at downtown Confederate monument |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/03/27/rally-against-hate-held-downtown-confederate-monument/7029173002/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=Greenville News}}</ref> including the protest in the aftermath of the [[killing of Michael Brown]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2014 |title=Greenville social activist among arrests in Ferguson, Mo. |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/greenville-social-activist-among-arrests-in-ferguson-mo/7011092 |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=WYFF-TV}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Josh |date=March 27, 2021 |title=Rally against hate held at downtown Confederate monument |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/03/27/rally-against-hate-held-downtown-confederate-monument/7029173002/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=Greenville News}}</ref> including the protest in the aftermath of the [[killing of Michael Brown]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2014 |title=Greenville social activist among arrests in Ferguson, Mo. |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/greenville-social-activist-among-arrests-in-ferguson-mo/7011092 |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=WYFF-TV}}</ref>


Nwangaza is the past national co-chair of the Jericho Movement for Amnesty and Freedom of U.S. Political Prisoners,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Linda |date=August 1, 2014 |title=Free all political prisoners: National Jericho Movement Conference, new effort to free Mondo |url=https://sfbayview.com/2014/08/free-all-political-prisoners-national-jericho-movement-conference-new-effort-to-free-mondo/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=San Francisco Bay View}}</ref> a member of the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee|SNCC]]-Altanta Project,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=SNCC STAFF |url=https://sncclegacyproject.org/about/sncc-staff/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=SNCC Legacy Project}}</ref> the [[National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America]], and the Coalition to Stop [[Police brutality|Police Brutality]], [[Not in Our Name|Not In Our Name]] Project and [[Black Alliance for Peace]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNAC Conference 2024 |url=https://unacconference2024.org/speakers/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=UNAC Conference 2024}}</ref>
Nwangaza is the past national co-chair of the Jericho Movement for Amnesty and Freedom of U.S. Political Prisoners,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Linda |date=August 1, 2014 |title=Free all political prisoners: National Jericho Movement Conference, new effort to free Mondo |url=https://sfbayview.com/2014/08/free-all-political-prisoners-national-jericho-movement-conference-new-effort-to-free-mondo/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=San Francisco Bay View}}</ref> a member of the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee|SNCC]]- Project,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=SNCC STAFF |url=https://sncclegacyproject.org/about/sncc-staff/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=SNCC Legacy Project}}</ref> the [[National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America]], and the Coalition to Stop [[Police brutality|Police Brutality]], [[Not in Our Name|Not In Our Name]] Project and [[Black Alliance for Peace]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNAC Conference 2024 |url=https://unacconference2024.org/speakers/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=UNAC Conference 2024}}</ref>


Nwangaza worked on the campaign for a global demand for reparations at the United Nations [[World Conference against Racism 2001|World Conference Against Racism 2001]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Indigenous and Black Resistances |url=https://calendar.uab.edu/event/elimination-of-racial-discrimination-indigenous-and-black-resistances |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=The University of Alabama at Birmingham}}</ref>
Nwangaza worked on the campaign for a global demand for reparations at the United Nations [[World Conference against Racism 2001|World Conference Against Racism 2001]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Indigenous and Black Resistances |url=https://calendar.uab.edu/event/elimination-of-racial-discrimination-indigenous-and-black-resistances |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=The University of Alabama at Birmingham}}</ref>

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Efia Nwangaza
Personal details
BornNorfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyGreen
Residence(s)Greenville, South Carolina
Alma materSpelman College
Temple University MA
Golden Gate University School of Law JD
OccupationAttorney

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

Main article: 2004 United States Senate election in South Carolina

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Morgan, Josh (March 27, 2021). "Rally against hate held at downtown Confederate monument". Greenville News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Greenville social activist among arrests in Ferguson, Mo". WYFF-TV. October 16, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "SNCC STAFF". SNCC Legacy Project. 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "UNAC Conference 2024". UNAC Conference 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Indigenous and Black Resistances". The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by
 Green nominee for U.S. Senator from South Carolina
(Class 1)
2004 		Incumbent
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