Please join the #CheyneyChallenge, a monthly donation campaign for America's first HBCU. I made my most recent donation of $18.37 today.

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
cheyney.edu
Est. 1837
​
The Cheyney Challenge is an initiative of alumnus Mr. Bright. I committed to it in 2015, and began donating the following year. ​

Related: August Cheyney Challenge (2020)
Related: September Cheyney Challenge (2021)
Related: September Cheyney Challenge (2022)
​Related: September Cheyney Challenge (2023)

Rest In Peace, Kevin Zeese. Today I learned about his death from a tribute in the Black Agenda Report. 

Only one Zeese came to mind -- the press secretary for the Howie Hawkins campaign. I had reached out to that Zeese twice last month. The first time, I called him and asked for the contact info to a different unit of the campaign. The second time, I CC'd him my news pitch to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the Green Party nomination ("Howie Hawkins' campaign for 5%").

Unfortunately, that Zeese was the Zeese reported dead as of Sept. 6.

Until today, I didn't know of Zeese's activism. I, however, learned that he was co-editor of PopularResistance.org, with which I was familiar -- if only for the previous version of its iconic logo.

Until I voted in the Green Party primary this year, I had yet to participate in electoral politics in over 10 years. As a supporter of the Howie Hawkins campaign, my thoughts are with Zeese, his loved ones, and his legacy.
​
He was 64. ​

Related: Public Intellectuals in Politics, II (2022)
Related: Environmental Committee: Black History Month - Former EPA Whistleblower (Feb. 2022)
Related: Howie Hawkins campaign for president: my statement (2020)
Related: What influenced me to reconsider participation in electoral politics (2019)
Related: Electoral Politics, II (2020)
Related: Open Presidential Debate (2020)
Related: Internat'l mission to U.S. elections: correspondence (2022)