Yuri Kochiyama dies at 93 civil rights activist remembered
Yuri Kochiyama, famed for a Life magazine photo with Malcolm X after his 1965 assassination, died at 93 in Berkeley of natural causes. A longtime activist, she influenced reparations efforts for Japanese Americans and spoke against Vietnam and apartheid while supporting Puerto Rican independence. She leaves four children and several grandchildren.
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Karen DeCrow former NOW president dies at 76
Karen DeCrow longtime civil rights lawyer and former NOW president who led the organization from 1974 to 1977 died at 76 at her home near Syracuse from melanoma. Colleagues praised her for pressuring agencies and corporations to hire more women and for advocating equal rights.
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