Our beloved comrade, Najma Nazy’at, has transitioned.

Najma Nazy'at

July 19, 1972 – November 14, 2022

Services:

Viewing and Service: Monday, November 21st, 6-8pm (6-7pm viewing, 7-8pm service), Brady & Fallon Funeral Home, 10 Tower Street, Boston, MA.

Burial: Tuesday, November 22nd, 10-11am, Mt. Calvary Cemetery (Meet at Brady Fallon Funeral Home.)

If you are moved to support the family, feel free to donate here. All funds raised will go to support the family during this difficult time and beyond.

Najma means star.

Najma’s brilliance lit up every corner of this world and helped us dream of all the new worlds we have to build. She talked to us. To all the smalls, the bigs, and in-betweens. She led us in chants, reminding us always that it was our duty to win. She led us with labyrinths, with lectures, with love. She sparked it up and held our faces to the flame.

Najma did not hesitate. Her strength flowed in and through and out again. Like her breath. Fire. Water. Air. Earth. Ether. She flowed through philosophers and warriors and street fights with a bright scarf and strong coffee. Her passion for young people was boundless. It was as personal as taking a young person home safely or braiding their hair slowly. It was as powerful as leading the struggles for a National Student Bill of Rights, for youth jobs in Boston, for the Youth Pass on the MBTA, and for peace between youth. For young people at Tent City and the YMCA, for the artists of ALA, for youth organizers at BYOP and across the country, she was a leader who listened, a teacher who learned, an adult who understood.

Najma blessed us with spirit. And precision. And rigor that blew our minds. She transformed what we saw as possible, like a dance move at a late night house party or a tag on the side of a building.

She brought us together. She sat us in circles, she gathered us around tables, she moved with us in battle formations. She left us with lessons upon lessons upon lessons. About how to make this world. How to write our own histories. How to remember.

We remember. Najma. Sister. Daughter. Auntie. Revolutionary.

Najma is survived by:

Mother, Kaira Nazy’at

Brother, Marc T. Daniel

Nieces and nephews:

Marc Daniel Jr

Tremaine Daniel-Tilford

Trevonte Daniel-Tilford

Taliyah Daniel-Tilford

Brother, Tariq Nazy’at

Nephews and nieces:

Kiana Meeks

Tariq Khalil Nazy’at

Kiara Nazy’at

Kaleya Barber

Khalil Tariq Nazy’at

Kiwan White Nazy’at

Kefira Nazy’at

Kaira Delia Nazy’at

Kylie Nazy’at

Ka'ryn Nazy’at

Kauri Nazy’at

Brother, Jon Bishop

1 generation nephews:

Dejontre Bell

Trevon Bell

2 generation nephews:

Trevon Bell Jr.

Zailanni Bell

Brother, Uroyoan Nazy’at

Niece:

Aria Delmy Nazy’at

Niece:

Michel Van Rader,

2nd generation nephews and nieces:

Michael Van Rader,

Mekhi Van Rader,

Aaliyah Van Rader

Sister, La'Kayla Carpenter

Nephews:

Danavian Daniel

Elijah Carpenter, III

Khalil Carpenter

Kamiah Carpenter

And thousands of young people and community members who love her.