March 19, 2015
(Pictured Center), ‘Queen Mother’ Rev. Helen Sinclair, 94, one of Civil Rights activist, Rev. Willie Taplin Barrow’s close friends and fellow activist, is surrounded by a few of Rev. Barrow’s many godchildren. Rev. Barrow died March 12, 2015, at age 90.
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Activist Rev. Willie Barrow “The Little Warrior” Remembered
Chicago and the nation along with friends, and godchildren including President Barack Obama, and members and volunteers of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, are mourning the death and acknowledging the life and legacy of Rev. Willie Taplin Barrow. The longtime, Civil Rights activist, died in her home on March 12, with her pastor Rev. Jerald January, Sr., senior pastor of Vernon Park Church of God; Atty. Rev. Janette Wilson, Assistant General Counsel for Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and Operation PUSH Inc., and others by her side.