This past week a great champion of civil rights passed into ancestry. Damu Smith, 1952 - 2006, was a shining voice for dignity and equality for ALL people. He died of colon cancer. He lived as a prophet without the healthcare privileges that those of us who hold traditional jobs too often take for granted. Without resources he let symptoms slide until the disease reached an advanced stage. At 53, his death was unnecessary, and wholely tragic.
I commend to your consideration the following websites:
His biography: www.damusmith.org
His speech at a rally in 2004: clogic.eserver.org/2005/Damu_Smith.html
May Light Perpetual Shine Upon Damu. Amen.
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