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Folksinger and Activist Jolie Rickman Passes Away

HeadlineJan 24, 2005

And another member of the Pacifica family has died. Folksinger and activist * Jolie Rickman* passed away last week after a battle with cancer. She is the former music coordinator at Democracy Now. This is her song “Romero” based on the lyrics of a homily given by Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero on the day he was assassinated, March 24, 1980.

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