alt obits guy 3,451 Posted January 9 Charles Person, the youngest of the original 13 members of the Freedom Riders, has died. He was 82. Person was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War veteran who retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1981. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/charles-person-youngest-original-freedom-rider-dies-82 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,789 Posted January 9 On 03/11/2024 at 18:16, gcreptile said: Shiu Ka-Chun, "ringleader" of the Occupy Hong Kong protests, has stomach cancer: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3285017/former-jialed-ringleader-hong-kongs-occupy-movement-shiu-ka-chun-reveals-cancer-battle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiu_Ka-chun Shiu Ka-chun reportedly dead. RFA a reputable source, but given it’s 3am in Hong Kong it may take a little while for other sources to confirm. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoltonMoney 347 Posted January 14 José "Cha Cha" Jiménez dead at 76. He founded The Young Lords, which started out as a gang and became a civil rights organization. Pretty important name here in Chicago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,722 Posted Saturday at 11:24 Phil Hammond, chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group and whose 14 year old son was killed at Hillsborough, reportedly dead: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/hillsborough-campaigner-who-lost-son-30811162 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LWCZ 288 Posted 19 hours ago Planned Parenthood activist Cecile Richards reportedly dead at 67. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 926 Posted 16 hours ago 2 hours ago, LWCZ said: Planned Parenthood activist Cecile Richards reportedly dead at 67. Late addition to my shadow list. I did not even know she was ill until shortly before the new year. Her mother, Ann Richards, was the former Governor of Texas and died of cancer herself in 2006 at just 73. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
