LOS ANGELES — Longtime writer and civic activist Larry Aubry, a staunch champion for social justice for more than 50 years, has died.

Earl “Skip” Cooper, president and CEO of the Black Business Association of Los Angeles, knew Aubry for more than 40 years.

Like Aubry, Cooper also felt the sting of segregation that once dominated daily life for blacks in Los Angeles.

He served on numerous committees including the Inglewood school board; vice president and education chair of the Los Angeles NAACP, a board member of Multicultural Collaborative, a member of the Inglewood Coalition for Drug and Violence Prevention; vice president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute; a member of the Reparations United Front and the Committee to Save King Drew Medical Center.

“On behalf of the entire Greater Los Angeles community, I thank Larry Aubry for always showing up, speaking out, and using his influence to ensure that African Americans could have a good quality of life and have access to the fair and equitable services they need and deserve,” Waters added.