Editing Bernice Johnson Reagon (section)

==Personal life and death==
In 1963, Reagon married [[Cordell Reagon]], another member of The Freedom Singers. Before divorcing in 1967, two children were born to this union: a daughter, Toshi, and a son, Kwan. [[Toshi Reagon]] is also a singer-songwriter. Kwan Tauna Reagon is a chef.<ref>{{cite news|first=Trip |last=Gabriel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/arts/music/bernice-johnson-reagon-dead.html|title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 19, 2024|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>

In 2003, upon receiving the prestigious Heinz Award, Reagon spoke in her acceptance speech of the decision she and her long-time partner, Adisa Douglas, made that their "different and related work and struggle would move better were we joined in life partnership--and so it has been--joined and better."<ref>{{cite web|author=Bernice Johnson Reagon|url=https://www.bernicejohnsonreagon.com/2014/11/30/heinz-award-2003|title=Upon Receiving the Heinz Award March 2003|date=November 30, 2014 |access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Heinz Foundation|url=https://www.heinzawards.org/pages/bernice-johnson-reagon|title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, Heinz Awardee Speech, 2003 Awards Presentation, Folger Theater (Video)|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> The two women remained together as life partners up until Reagon's death in 2024.

Reagon died in Washington, D.C. on July 16, 2024, at the age of 81.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gyimah-Brempong|first=Adwoa|date=2024-07-17 |title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/1213897036/bernice-johnson-reagon-sweet-honey-in-the-rock-obituary|access-date=2024-07-17|website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> Her death was confirmed by her daughter, [[Toshi Reagon]],<ref name="Smith">{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Harrison|date=July 18, 2024|title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, singer and civil rights activist, dies at 81|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/18/bernice-johnson-reagon-dead|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref>  and by Courtland Cox, chairman of the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]]'s Legacy Project.<ref name=":1" />