There is a quite alarming discussion being had on the Afro-American studies listerv concerning the high numbers of Afro-American women who are dying from terminal illnesses(such as cancer,lupus, diabetes) at a frightening rate. Someone did a count and the number of black women in academia that were lost in the past decade alone is quite alarming. Indeed, here are links to obituaries for just a few of them.

Joann Grant

Claudia Tate

Barbara Christian

June Jordan