Activism
38 Entries on file
- Anastasiia Berezovska?–2026Suspected bomber in the 2026 Monaco attack on Ukrainian magnate Vadym Yermolaiev, found dead in Kyiv.
- Eliézer Alfonzo?–2026Eliézer Alfonzo was a promising Venezuelan baseball catcher who made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Richard H. Glanton?–2026Richard H. Glanton was a controversial president of the Barnes Foundation known for his contentious leadership and efforts to address the institution's financial crisis in the 1990s.
- Khadijah Farrakhan1935–2026American political activist and wife of Louis Farrakhan, known as the First Lady of the Nation of Islam.
- Tony Brown?–2026Tony Brown was a pioneering television host and producer who created and helmed influential Black public affairs programs, providing vital representation and discourse for African American audiences.
- Nicholas Alahverdian1987–2026Nicholas Alahverdian, also known as Nicholas Rossi, was an American sex offender and fugitive who faked his death and was later extradited from Scotland to the United States where he was convicted of rape.
- Anthony Head and Sarah Fisher1954–2026Actor Anthony Head (72) and his partner, animal‑rights activist Sarah Fisher (61), both died within months of each other in 2026.
- David Henderson1942–2026David Henderson was an American poet, co‑founder of the Black Arts Movement, and acclaimed biographer of Jimi Hendrix.
- Clarence Benjamin Jones1931–2026Clarence Benjamin Jones (1931–2026) was an American lawyer, civil‑rights activist and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., helping draft the “I Have a Dream” speech.
- Benjamin Anthony Morea1941–2026Benjamin Anthony Morea (1941–2026) was an American painter and anarchist activist who co‑founded the radical 1960s collective Black Mask, later Up Against the Wall Motherfucker.
- Kerry Sheron1956–2026Kerry Sheron, a U.S. Army veteran and owner of the iconic pro‑Trump 'Trump House' in Escondido, California, died after a violent assault.
- Mary Lovelace O’Neal1942–2026Mary Lovelace O’Neal (1942–2026) was an American visual artist and educator known for her monumental lampblack‑saturated abstract paintings and civil‑rights activism.
- Kenny Jary1942–2026TikTok star Patriotic Kenny died after a battle with cancer at the age of 84.
- Jason Collins1978–2026Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, died at 47.
- Abraham Henry Foxman1940–2026Abraham Foxman (1940–2026) was an American lawyer and activist who led the Anti-Defamation League as its national director from 1987 to 2015.
- Rob Reiner1947–2025Rob Reiner was an American actor, director, and political activist best known for his role on "All in the Family" and for directing films such as "The Princess Bride" and "When Harry Met Sally...".
- Jim Whittaker1929–2026Jim Whittaker was an American mountaineer who became the first U.S. citizen to summit Mount Everest in 1963 and later led pioneering climbs and conservation efforts.
- Joe McDonald1942–2026Country Joe McDonald was an American singer‑songwriter and anti‑war activist best known for leading Country Joe and the Fish and performing at Woodstock.
