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.
‘Black Girls Rock’ Awardee Diagnosed With Cancer was originally published on blackdoctor.org
