Washington, DC -- Following the tragic passion of Reginald "Reg" Weaver, People For board member and devoted activist, People For President Svante Myrick released the following statement:
Today we mourn the passing of Reginald “Reg” Weaver, a beloved board member and stalwart friend to People For the American Way. Reg was an educator at heart and served his fellow educators as a former president of the National Education Association. His relentless good humor, lifelong advocacy for quality public education, and his passion for racial and economic justice created a profound legacy that will carry on for generations to come. Our hearts are with his family and loved ones as we remember his important work and his devotion to building a more just and compassionate world.
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About People For the American Way:
People For the American Way is a national progressive advocacy organization that inspires and mobilizes Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy from those who threaten to take them away. For more than four decades, we have been dedicated to making the promise of American ideals real for everyone and have worked toward a vision of a vibrant America where basic rights and freedoms are upheld for all, not just the wealthy and the powerful. Learn more at peoplefor.org.
