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Joy Chatel
1947–2014
United States
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Biography
Joy Chatel (June 28, 1947 – January 8, 2014), also known as Mama Joy, was a cosmetologist, community organizer and activist based in Brooklyn, New York. She fought battles against the Bloomberg administration and millionaire developers to keep the history of anti-slavery organizing from being erased from the Fulton Mall area. Chatel was also a board member of FUREE (Families United for Racial and Economic Equality).
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