The Passing of Dorie Ladner (1943-2024)

NOTE--This informational blog is compiled by (with the exception of the introduction and photograph) and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD

Dear Friends of Dorie Ladner,

Dorie Ann Ladner, our sister, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024.  She was special in her fierce battles against racism and white supremacy. The great lesson she taught throughout her life was that you could fight; that there were deep wells of strength inside yourself and inside your community that you could reach into for sustenance.

The loss and pain we feel is certainly real and we will all be conveying this in the many different ways we exist in this world today. The bottom line truth though, is that we all existed in Dorie’s universe—within her courage, her commitment, her strength, her love, yes, her great love of us and ours of her. We still do.

Missing her is not the point. Of course we miss her. But we will continue on knowing that her presence is always with us. And that’s always been the real point of her life. Dorie was always there for us and we believe she still is.

The links below provide information on the work of Dorie Ladner.

• SNCC Legacy Project

• Civil Rights Movement Archive

• SNCC Digital Gateway

• Zinn Education Project

• Wikipedia

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OFFICERS

Courtland Cox, Chair

Freddie Greene Biddle, Treasurer

Cynthia Goodloe Palmer, Secretary

BOARD MEMBERS

Geri Augusto

Charles "Charlie" Cobb

James Forman, Jr.

Bruce Hartford

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Timothy Jenkins

Sharlene Kranz

Joyce Ladner

Jennifer Lawson

Jessica Morales Rocketto

Maisha Moses

Josh Myers

Judy Richardson

Larry Rubin

Cleveland Sellers

Zoharah Simmons

Frank Smith

Karen Spellman

Nse Ufot

Maria Varela

Dorothy "Dottie" Zellner

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Jamil Al-Amin

Phil Hutchings

EMERITUS MEMBERS

Bernice Johnson ReagonKeep up to date with the SNCC Legacy Project: SNCC Digital Gateway - www.snccdigital.orgSNCC Legacy Project email - info@sncclegacyproject.orgSNCC Legacy Project website - www.sncclegacyproject.org