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IN MEMORIAM: Ramona Edelin, Influential Activist and Education Advocate, Dies at 78

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Once upon a time, Black Americans were simply known as colored people, or Negroes. That is until Ramona Edelin came along. The activist, renowned for her pivotal roles in advancing civil rights, education reform, and community empowerment, died at her D.C. residence last month at ....

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Opinion: Education Reform as Social Justice: The Legacy of Washington's Ramona Edelin

This month marked a formal goodbye to my dear friend and colleague, an indefatigable fighter for social justice and renowned champion of education reform, Dr. Ramona Edelin. Celebrating her life and work, many attended her memorial service in Washington. It was in the nation’s capital that I first met Ramona. I was in the process […] ....

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Ramona Edelin, influential activist and education advocate, dies at 78

Ramona Edelin, renowned activist and civil rights advocate, dies at 78. She played a pivotal role in popularizing the term African American. ....

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In Memoriam: Ramona Edelin, 1945-2024 | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

In Memoriam: Ramona Edelin, 1945-2024 | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
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Ramona Edelin, who advocated for using the term 'African American,' dies at 78

"We are not just former slaves living in the United States. We are African Americans," Dr. Edelin told the Globe in 1989. ....

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