Celebration of Life for Dee Shabazz on October 26

There will be a community celebration of life for Demetria “Dee” Shabazz on Thrursday October 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst, 121 North Pleasant Street. Shabazz died from cancer on September 11, 2023.  Read six tributes to Dee Shabazz that express the community’s grief at her passing and their deep gratitude for her invaluable work as a scholar, teacher, mentor, activist, engaged citizen, colleague, and friend here.   Her official obituary can be found here. Tributes posted at Amherst Media can be found here. The UMass tribute can be found here.