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(From L-R): Final Call editor Naba’a Muhammad, Cephus X “Uncle Bobby,” Johnson and his wife Beatrice X of Love Not Blood with Student Minister Abdul Sabur Muhammad at 2017 awards ceremony. Photo courtesy of Love Not Blood Campaign
(FCN) The Love Not Blood Campaign will honor its 2020-2021 Unsung Heroes in a virtual ceremony as part of the work of the non-profit group led by Cephus “Uncle Bobby” X Johnson and “Aunt Bee” Beatrice X Johnson, a husband-and-wife team that assists those who have lost a loved one to police violence or community violence.
“Uncle Bobby” is the uncle of Oscar Grant, who was shot to death on BART Fruitvale Station platform by a transit officer, lying face down and hands in position to be handcuffed in 2009. The couple also worked on and built the Oscar Grant Foundation and then turned it over to Oscar’s mom, who is Uncle Bobby’s sister.