Alvin Sykes

American civil rights activist
Died on Saturday March 20th 2021

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@NikelaReed: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@ClaytonTrutor: RT @NegroLeagueMan: Taking a rare break from baseball to announce; The WORLD lost a genuine American Hero with the recent passing of Alvin… - 4 years ago

@BrentWelder: Memorial Fund for civil rights hero Alvin Sykes. Alvin was a true public servant of little financial means, so each… - 4 years ago

@soscorpio76: RT @GRE8TBLACKSHARK: Family,we lost one of our grassroots riders. Brother Alvin Sykes was a Kansas City activist who tirelessly put in work… - 4 years ago

@ValerieParaso: RT @fox4kc: Funeral arrangements announced for Kansas City civil rights icon Alvin Sykes - 4 years ago

@fox4kc: Funeral arrangements announced for Kansas City civil rights icon Alvin Sykes - 4 years ago

@WeAreCCO: Alvin Sykes died Friday. KC has lost a great civil rights hero. May his work live on in his writings and lectures,… - 4 years ago

@Gospel1590AM: Sykes investigated unsolved murders of Blacks who were killed during the Civil Rights Movement. The most prominent… - 4 years ago

@GoalOriented01: RT @GRE8TBLACKSHARK: Family,we lost one of our grassroots riders. Brother Alvin Sykes was a Kansas City activist who tirelessly put in work… - 4 years ago

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@WyandotteDaily: Memorial services scheduled for Alvin Sykes - 4 years ago

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@DavidHaleyKS: MY BIG BIG BROTHER. REST IN PEACE ALVIN SYKES. THE CHAMPION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND OF EVER CREATING A "JUSTICE-SEEKING… - 4 years ago

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@PINK1963DSW: RT @KCKPL: We were terribly sorry to hear of the passing of Alvin Sykes. Mr. Sykes will forever be known as a civil rights icon for his wo… - 4 years ago

@sophiamisle: RT @TheFastPitch: Sykes used a wheelchair and would quip "I'll roll my way to justice," longtime friend Ajamu Webster says. - 4 years ago

@TheFastPitch: Sykes used a wheelchair and would quip "I'll roll my way to justice," longtime friend Ajamu Webster says. - 4 years ago

@DEATHSNEWS: DEATHS - OBITUARIES We were terribly sorry to hear of the passing of Alvin Sykes. Mr. Sykes will forever be known… - 4 years ago

@CSUSBNews: Kansas City Star: “He’s a national treasure,” said #CSUSB’s @ProfLevin of Alvin Sykes, the late civil rights leader… - 4 years ago

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@WyandotteDaily: Remembering Alvin Sykes, human rights activist - 4 years ago

@mharvey816: RT @peggyllowe: RIP Alvin Sykes, a KC civil rights icon. A portrait by ⁦@laurazig⁩ - 4 years ago

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@Sssnowffflake: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

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@WorldWatchers97: RT @NegroLeagueMan: Taking a rare break from baseball to announce; The WORLD lost a genuine American Hero with the recent passing of Alvin… - 4 years ago

@WaymooMoody: RT @NegroLeagueMan: Taking a rare break from baseball to announce; The WORLD lost a genuine American Hero with the recent passing of Alvin… - 4 years ago

@NegroLeagueMan: Taking a rare break from baseball to announce; The WORLD lost a genuine American Hero with the recent passing of Al… - 4 years ago

@SharanskyWailer: RT @KCLibrary: "There was a time," Alvin Sykes once said, "when somebody like me wouldn’t have been allowed inside a library – or as a blac… - 4 years ago

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@KCAtheists: "While Sykes had few blood relatives in his life, his legions of friends and fellow civil rights fighters are certa… - 4 years ago

@annaspoerre: RT @savsmithKC: Incredible life story and dedication to justice... a soul the city and world is certain to miss. Story via ⁦@Cortlynn_Stark… - 4 years ago

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@4StateNews: Post Edited: The Excellence Of Alvin Sykes Proves Not All Kansas City Activists Are Created Equal… - 4 years ago

@bureauofchange: RT @samzeff: Alvin Sykes, Self-Taught Legal Scholar And Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 64 | KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, ent… - 4 years ago

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@AMN_PRESS: RT @Cortlynn_Stark: KC activist Alvin Sykes, whose work pursuing justice was nationally recognized, died Friday. “In my mind, Alvin Sykes… - 4 years ago

@GRicekcstar: RT @Cortlynn_Stark: KC activist Alvin Sykes, whose work pursuing justice was nationally recognized, died Friday. “In my mind, Alvin Sykes… - 4 years ago

@savsmithKC: Incredible life story and dedication to justice... a soul the city and world is certain to miss. Story via ⁦… - 4 years ago

@LukeNozicka: RT @Cortlynn_Stark: KC activist Alvin Sykes, whose work pursuing justice was nationally recognized, died Friday. “In my mind, Alvin Sykes… - 4 years ago

@Cortlynn_Stark: KC activist Alvin Sykes, whose work pursuing justice was nationally recognized, died Friday. “In my mind, Alvin Sy… - 4 years ago

@Cortlynn_Stark: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@EricaLaughing: RT @EmmettTill: “Our Dear friend & staunch supporter KansasCity civilrights activist #AlvinSykes sadly dies at 64 today. Rest in Peace & Po… - 4 years ago

@OurRevKCMO: Rest in Power Alvin Sykes. - 4 years ago

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@KCStar: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@The_MIP: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@StevenTSteven1: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@DrStephaneDunn: hope is always in the stream of courageous truth and justice crusaders we know and don’t know. - 4 years ago

@kcnewsfan: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@keithc3: KC activist Alvin Sykes remembered: Lifelong fight for justice ‘changed the nation’ - 4 years ago

@thewrightkansan: RT @Cross4JCCC: Alvin Sykes remembered: Force of nature in fight for justice | The Kansas City Star - 4 years ago

@unclemuley: RT @Cross4JCCC: Alvin Sykes remembered: Force of nature in fight for justice | The Kansas City Star - 4 years ago

@Trey3Williams: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@kcmjones2012: The world has lost a great man and America has lost a super hero. Rest in Peace Alvin Sykes❤️😥❤️ - 4 years ago

@jonshorman: RT @LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died Friday… - 4 years ago

@Cross4JCCC: Alvin Sykes remembered: Force of nature in fight for justice | The Kansas City Star - 4 years ago

@LukeNozicka: Alvin Sykes, a Kansas City activist best known for his work pursuing justice in unsolved civil rights murders, died… - 4 years ago

@GRicekcstar: RT @kctammy2009: Terrific tribute to KC activist Alvin Sykes and his lifelong fight for justice ‘changed the nation’ - 4 years ago

@kctammy2009: Terrific tribute to KC activist Alvin Sykes and his lifelong fight for justice ‘changed the nation’ - 4 years ago

@snackwavebabe: RT @EmmettTill: “Our Dear friend & staunch supporter KansasCity civilrights activist #AlvinSykes sadly dies at 64 today. Rest in Peace & Po… - 4 years ago

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@CultOfSignal: RT @kcur: Kansas City civil rights advocate Alvin Sykes dies at 64. @laurazig reports on his legacy. - 4 years ago

@26thYankee: RT @KCLibrary: "There was a time," Alvin Sykes once said, "when somebody like me wouldn’t have been allowed inside a library – or as a blac… - 4 years ago

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@tomyamaguchi: Kansas City civil rights activist Alvin Sykes dies at 64; self-taught legal scholar, worked to reopen cold cases fr… - 4 years ago

@kctammy2009: RT @KCStar: Alvin Sykes, civil rights legend and longtime Kansas City activist, has died - 4 years ago

@trutheresme: RT @KCLibrary: "There was a time," Alvin Sykes once said, "when somebody like me wouldn’t have been allowed inside a library – or as a blac… - 4 years ago

@lakctweets: We remember and honor the legacy of 2009 LAKC Whittaker Award recipient Alvin Sykes. Alvin Sykes, Self-Taught Lega… - 4 years ago

@feminaveritas: Alvin Sykes, Self-Taught Legal Scholar And Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 64 | KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Loca… - 4 years ago

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@4evrstardancer: RT @dereckapurnell: another incredible story about his life: He had epilepsy and mental illness and said he spent much time in the hospita… - 4 years ago

@TheRedKComet: RT @KCLibrary: "There was a time," Alvin Sykes once said, "when somebody like me wouldn’t have been allowed inside a library – or as a blac… - 4 years ago

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@MayCBlack1: RT @MyNameSauce: RIP ALVIN SYKES. A TRUE WARRIOR FOR OUR PEOPLE 🤲🏾❤ (see previous tweets) - 4 years ago

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@MyNameSauce: RIP ALVIN SYKES. A TRUE WARRIOR FOR OUR PEOPLE 🤲🏾❤ (see previous tweets) - 4 years ago

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@lamera69: RT @KCTV5: Alvin Sykes, Kansas City Civil Rights leader, passes away at 64: - 4 years ago

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@BrendanDavison: RT @BrentWelder: Alvin Sykes was a friend and a great man, with a compassionate heart and an unshakable determination in pursuit of justice… - 4 years ago

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@4StateNews: Post Edited: Kansas City Remembers Alvin Sykes - 4 years ago

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@simeone_miller: RT @proflevin: Alvin Sykes, Self-Taught Legal Scholar And Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 64 - 4 years ago

@DJQ_KC: RT @EmmeTillcenter: It is with deep sadness we announce that Alvin Sykes has passed away. Amongst many other accolades, he helped create th… - 4 years ago

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