Tag Archives: obituaries
The Death of Martina Davis-Correia: Mourn AND organize
TweetEarlier today I wrote about the Philadelphia DA’s decision not to seek the death penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Preceding this good news was the tragic news of the death of another death penalty abolition organizer, the utterly amazing Martina Davis-Correia, who fought tirelessly and with grace and dignity against for not only her brother Troy [...]
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The inventor, the activist, and the activist-scholar
TweetThree brilliant men who shaped the world died yesterday. Steve Jobs is the name everyone knows. It’s hard to overstate the impact on our lives of this man most of us have never met. I’ve barely spent a waking moment away from an Apple product since I learned of his death yesterday. Listening to my [...]
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Dr. Bernadine P. Healy, women’s health advocate and first woman to head NIH, dies
TweetA few days ago, the New York Times ran an extended obituary of Dr. Bernadine P. Healy, the first woman to helm the National Institutes of Health. Healy died of brain cancer last week, at the age of 67. Among her most notable achievements, the obit noted, one was often overlooked, and that was her [...]
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