FARGO (KFGO) – A main organizer of the peaceful George Floyd-inspired march in Fargo on May 30 of last year has died. Anyiwei Maciek died unexpectedly in Fargo. Black Lives Matter activist Faith Dixon says she and others who are part of the local movement are heartbroken.
Dixon says Maciek had a one-year-old daughter and other family members in Fargo-Moorhead. She says Maciek’s father died of Covid-19 late last year.
Dixon and other members of Black Lives Matter are putting together a memorial in her honor. Police say the death of Maciek is considered “unattended.” An autopsy will be conducted, but the death is not suspicious.
Officers responded to the unattended death call at 6:24 p.m. Thursday.
