{"id":9708,"date":"2024-01-19T14:28:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T19:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/the-black-activism-world-loses-a-powerful-woman-with-the-passing-of-viola-plummer\/"},"modified":"2024-01-20T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T15:39:49","slug":"the-black-activism-world-loses-a-powerful-woman-with-the-passing-of-viola-plummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/the-black-activism-world-loses-a-powerful-woman-with-the-passing-of-viola-plummer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Activism World Loses a Powerful Woman With the Passing of Viola Plummer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When anyone hears the name <strong>Viola Plummer,<\/strong> they will forever think of a strong black activist who fought for her people every step of the way. The co-founder of the December 12th Movement passed away on January 15th, the same day that we celebrate Martin Luther King&#8217;s birthday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Assemblyman\/City Councilman Charles Barron<\/strong>, told <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtimepress.com\/december-12th-movement-matriarch-viola-plummer-makes-her-transition\/\">Our Time Press<\/a>. \u201cMy heart is heavy, and my tears are soaking my soul! My beloved friend of over 40 years has gone, but it is fitting that two people who loved our people will now be forever linked in history. My sister Viola Plummer was completely committed to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-9711\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Viola-Plummer-Obituary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Viola-Plummer-Obituary.jpg 519w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Viola-Plummer-Obituary-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Viola-Plummer-Obituary-440x569.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>December 12th Movement member, attorney <strong>Roger Wareham<\/strong>, made the announcement; <em>\u201cThis evening, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the Black Liberation Movement\u2019s loss of one of its most resolute and determined leaders, Comrade Viola Plummer, Chairperson of the December 12th Movement. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the next few days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amsterdamnews.com\/\">Amsterdam News<\/a>, in 1986, along with Sonny Abubadika Carson and many other activists, Plummer created the<a href=\"https:\/\/d12m.com\/\">\u00a0December 12th Movement (D12).<\/a>\u00a0After Carson died in 2002, Plummer became the head of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Viola Plummer&#8217;s strong voice and wisdom will be sorely missed. The phrase &#8220;she fought the good fight&#8221;, is an understatement when speaking of Viola Plummer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When anyone hears the name Viola Plummer, they will forever think of a strong black activist who fought for her people every step of the way. The co-founder of the December 12th Movement passed away on January 15th, the same day that we celebrate Martin Luther King&#8217;s birthday. Former Assemblyman\/City Councilman Charles Barron, told Our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Black Activism World Loses a Powerful Woman With the Passing of Viola Plummer - East New York News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/the-black-activism-world-loses-a-powerful-woman-with-the-passing-of-viola-plummer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Black Activism World Loses a Powerful Woman With the Passing of Viola Plummer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When anyone hears the name Viola Plummer, they will forever think of a strong black activist who fought for her people every step of the way. 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