Erricka Bridgeford

Quick Facts

Full Name	Erricka Bridgeford
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Oct 9, 1972(1972-10-09)
Age	52
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Libra

Erricka Bridgeford Biography

Erricka Bridgeford is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on October 9, 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Bridgeford is born the 9th of October 1972. She was the eldest out of four kids. She was raised within Normount Court, a housing project located in West Baltimore. Her family was close to one another and her parents, she stated in an interview were “the Huxtables of the ghetto,” acting as surrogate parents to youngsters in the area. The neighborhood was poor, but it was not plagued by violence until the late 1980s and 1990s. Since then, she’s lost one stepson, brother and 2 cousins (who had been brothers) and a host of other friends to shootings.

Erricka Bridgeford, the name of an African American activist from Baltimore. She was instrumental in getting Maryland’s death penalty repealed in 2013. She also created and coordinates each year for 72 hours of “Ceasefire” weekends. Baltimore Ceasefire weekends started in 2017 with the goal of decreasing the violence. Erricka received the honor of being named 2017’s Marylander Best of 2017 by The Baltimore Sun.

Bridgeford worked with a coalition of murder victims’ family members and organizations to support Maryland House Bill 0355 (Programs for Survivors of Homicide Victims). The bill was designed to identify survivors of homicide victims as a group of victims, and to ensure yearly funding. The bill passed and was approved by the governor on April 14, 2015. Maryland became the second state in the United States to provide specific funds and resources to murder victims’ family members.

The first Ceasefire took place the first weekend in August, and drew thousands of residents to special community events and activities. The second Ceasefire weekend, held in November, was even larger. Events included basketball tournaments, a yoga class, art exhibits, a sip-and-paint, a peace walk, and a campout. During the November 2017 ceasefire weekend, Tony Mason was killed, and then, the weekend continued with 48 hours of zero shootings. During the third ceasefire weekend in February 2018, there were zero homicides. This was the first weekend in 2018 in which no Baltimore residents were killed. The February 2018 ceasefire also began a stretch of 11.5 days without murder in Baltimore. This was the first time the city had experienced this since March

2014. Bridgeford gave credit to everyone in the city who had been tirelessly doing good work for years.

Bridgeford began her campaign for the repeal of the death penalty within Maryland in 2009, when she started advocating for repeal of the death penalty in Maryland. Along with others who were survivors of homicide victims Bridgeford was a witness before lawmakers in the Maryland legislature, made several appearances to the media and also shared her personal story during rallies and other gatherings. She claimed that justice cannot be achieved through revenge, and execution was an act of vengeance. method of revenge. “It’s not justice to me to have another dead body in place of my brother’s dead body,” she declared during an interview. Bridgeford believes that the death penalty would only cause more suffering, and didn’t do enough to respect the victims. She suggested to an CBS reporter the funds Maryland could have saved by removing executions could instead be put to use to offer services to families of the victims. Senator Bobby Zirkin later cited the testimony of survivors of murders like Bridgeford as a key factor for his choice to vote for the repeal. It was abolished by Maryland during 2013.

Erricka Bridgeford Net Worth

Erricka Bridgeford is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erricka Bridgeford 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bridgeford has been active in activism for the community since the mid 1990s. Her brother’s death in David in 2007 prompted Bridgeford to work towards ending violence.

Bridgeford was a newbie to the field as a worker for an organization dedicated to the health of infants. In 2001, she was trained as a volunteer for the Baltimore Community Mediation Center; after two months, she was hired. Then, in 2002, she was appointed the trainer director. She provides training for those who work in the community mediator centers across Maryland and also for state agencies and institutions.

The same year, Senator Lisa Gladden introduced Senate Bill 0512, which called for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board to include a survivor of homicide. At the hearing, Gladden said that she was inspired by Bridgeford’s advocacy for homicide survivors, and believed that someone who had lost a loved one to homicide should be included on the Board that makes decisions about providing resources to victims’ families. The bill was signed into law on April 14, 2014.

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Erricka Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Erricka Bridgeford celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.