[b]July 12-Mary Morello Passes Away At 102[b]
On July 12, 2026, Mary Morello passed away. Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello???s mother had spent her whole life as a strong activist, educator and humanitarian. Back in 2021, he wrote a New York Times article providing an overview of her life and contributions:
???In the 1940s, she helped raise war bonds to defeat the fascists in World War II.
In the 1950s, she taught international students at Northern Illinois University and opposed racist Jim Crow laws, and as a single woman with modest means she???s traveled to over 60 countries.
In the 1960s, she aided anticolonial movements while living in Africa.
In the 1970s, she was a radical teacher in a conservative high school inspiring students to challenge the system, and aided the United Farm Workers and the Urban League.
In the 1980s, she went on nine peace missions to the Soviet Union and Cuba.
In the 1990s, she opposed the Persian Gulf war and founded an international organization to oppose music censorship called Parents For Rock And Rap, which landed her on 'Oprah' and CNN.
In the 2000s, she helped homeless people and recovering addicts get their high school diplomas at the Salvation Army in Waukegan, Illinois, and marched in Chicago against wars for oil.
In the 2010s, she volunteered at local soup kitchens in Los Angeles.???
Many commented on the instagram post announcing her passing, including Serj Tankian, Eddie Trunk, Metallica, Jack Black, Shirley Manson, Nikki Sixx, Frank Bello, Peter Frampton, Boots Riley, Frank Iero, Slash, Matt Sorum, Dropkick Murphys, John 5, Vicky Cornell and many more who all shared their condolences.
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