In a tragic accident on June 24, Njeri Alghanee, and her son were involved in an accident that claimed her life and injured her son. As president of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA), she was returning to Atlanta from the US Social Forum in Detroit. She was scheduled to be in New Orleans the following day for the NCOBRA National Conference. She was an important actor in the national and international reparations movements as well as bedrock of the Black community in Atlanta, serving in many positions, including that of talk show host on radio station WRFG where she was known on air as Sister Courage. Her life was commemorated in Atlanta on July 3 by hundreds at event that lasted for 5 hours.
Following is a brief statement issued by the Black Left Unity Network upon hearing of her death.
Sister, Soldier, Comrade Njeri,
We honor you today for all of your yesterdays; and for your spirit of struggle that will contribute to our victory of reparations and liberation for tomorrow. For being the bright shining star and energy that you always brought to the deliberations of our people, struggling to find answers that will move us closer to transforming society in the interest of all humanity.
Moving from one venue of struggle to another; you were taken from us too soon comrade! This sends a strong and earth shaking message, that there needs to be more of us, doing the work of liberation that too few of us disproportionately carry on our shoulders.
Sister Njeri, we will never forget you. As we start our meetings in the Black Left Unity Network we will call your name – Njeri! As we forge ahead to build Black left unity and the regroupment of the Black liberation movement, we will do so in your uplifting spirit.
Take your rest comrade Njeri! And always know that your life of struggle was not in vain.
Black Left Unity Network
July 2, 2010
