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Congressman Ron Dellums: A ‘Fierce’ Focused Fighter

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA NewswireAugust 9, 2018

Dellums was a fierce, focused fighter for justice, an anti-war activist who served in the military, authored several CBC Alternative Budgets (budgets that focused on human needs rather than military buildup) and was an indefatigable fighter for South African freedom.

California’s Fiery Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dies at 82

Kathleen Ronayne, Associated PressAugust 1, 2018

Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first black congressman, died Monday from cancer, according to a longtime adviser. He was 82.