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Mary Morello and Tom Morello

Remembering Mary Morello: The New York Times

I’m honored to have my interview with the late Mary Morello referenced and linked by The New York Times in its August 2026 remembrance of her extraordinary life.

Mary Morello was an educator, activist, civil rights advocate, and mother of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello – who spent her lifetime speaking out against racism, injustice, inequality and censorship. She dedicated her life to service.

I had the privilege of interviewing Mrs. Morello, back in 2020 when we were all relegated to our homes, about her remarkable life: her experiences with racism and the civil rights movement, her years as an activist and educator, raising her son, and the values that shaped both her activism and her family.

In its remembrance, The New York Times linked to my original interview while looking back at her life, activism and legacy.

It is humbling and an honor to see our conversation become a small part of the larger record celebrating this extraordinary human.

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Read The New York Times: “Mary Morello, Free Speech Activist Who Defended Explicit Lyrics, Dies at 102.”

Read my full interview: “Mary Morello: Tom Morello’s Mother on Civil Rights, Activism, Racism, and a Lifetime Fighting for Justice.”

Rest in power, Mrs. Morello. ❤️

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Mary Morello: Tom Morello’s Mother on Civil Rights, Activism, Racism, and a Lifetime Fighting for Justice

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As featured in The New York Times: This interview was referenced and linked in The New York Times’ August 2026 remembrance of Mary Morello. Mary Morello: Tom Morello’s Mother on Civil Rights, Activism, Racism, and a Lifetime Fighting for Justice An exclusive interview by Elaine Sir Long before she became known to millions as the…