A Black Lives Matter activist, who rose to prominence in Sonoma County, is dead at the age of 54. The Press Democrat reports Delashay Carmona-Benson died of a heart attack in Mississippi on November 1st. She had been living there since July. As a Santa Rosa Junior College student, Carmona-Benson spoke at many social justice protests in Sonoma County, including those held after the death of George Floyd in 2020. She was also a former SRJC student president and co-president of its Black Student Union.
BLM Activist From Sonoma County Dies of Heart Attack in Mississippi
