Civil rights activist Kinney dies, 104LOS ANGELES - Ida B. Kinney, a civil-rights activist who helped dissolve racial barriers with employers, unions and hospitals, has died. She was104.Believed to be the oldest black person living in the San Fernando Valley, she died Jan. 1 of complications related to old age.The granddaughter of slaves, Kinney was one of the first black “Rosie the Riveters to work at Burbank’s Lockheed Corp. during World War II. While there, she launched a successful drive to integrate the union.