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Chanta Howard Way
Chanta Howard Way

Chanta Monique Howard (d. 2019) was a community activist and president of the Redfern Housing Advisory Board. Howard was a pillar of the NYCHA Redfern Housing community, especially for youth – she served as manager of the Stack Angels Dance group, co-founded the Rockaway Female Softball league, organized barbeque events and provided free school supplies for students. She also founded the annual “White Affair” event that honored local individuals who perished as a result of gun violence or sickness, and organized the “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child” event to honor all the seniors in the development by providing certificates labeled as Redfern Heroes. The 48-year-old mother of three passed away in March 2019.

Sources:

Mancini, Ralph, “Heart Of Gold,” Rockawave.com, April 4, 2019, https://www.rockawave.com/articles/heart-of-gold/

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