A community activist who fought for peace in inner city neighborhoods is now fighting for her life. Mother and wife Ameena Matthews has dedicated her life and career to peace building and social change.
She has worked for six years with the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention’s Ceasfire Program in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Public Health. Matthews is a Senior Violence Interrupter whose job is to mediate conflict on the front end to stop the transmission of violence from one person to another.
Matthews, the daughter of former Chicago gang leader Jeff Fort, comes to the aid of the mother of Derrion Albert, a Chicago high school student whose death made national headlines when it was captured on videotape.
Because of her efforts, Nationally-Recognized program, “Black Girls Rock”, on BET, awarded Matthews for her tireless dedication she shows to end youth violence. Her acceptance speech received numerous accolades and shares via social media– all of which were filled with praise about how passionate she is. Among all of these accolades, her health started to deteriorate.
Well not to long ago, Ameena was diagnosed with Leukemia/Lymphoma. According to her GoFundMe.com page, she has determinedly fought the disease with the help of Allah, her guides Shaykh Nazim and her husband Shaykh Abdur Rashied, her children, her grandmother, and her spiritual family Al-Hafeez. However when she needed it most, Ameena has been made to pay a high COBRA premium as the result of Ceasefire/Cure Violence FIRING her.
Ameena has been the face and fighting force behind Ceasefire/Cure Violence, and they have tossed her aside and taken The one thing that will save her life..her HEALTH INSURANCE. The State of Illinois has also been no help in aiding her with health coverage maintaining that she is not eligible.
Ameena has been told if she does not have a life-saving Bone Marrow Transplant, she will depart this life in less than 30 Days.
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Posted By: Jeni Fa
Monday, December 15th 2014 at 2:04AM
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