Bob Law was born on April 6, 1939, and fell asleep in death peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2026. He was devoted to his faith, his family, and his community, and he impacted many lives through his words and actions. He was a staunch advocate and defender of the Black community, a freedom fighter, an entrepreneur, a radio personality, an author, a playwright, and a filmmaker.

At the WWRL radio station, where Bob was first the Public Affairs Director and the Host of Black Dialogue, he used his platform to not only highlight the challenges and injustices the Black community encountered but to effect change through action. Coordinating community events and bringing the concerns of his people to the front steps of power, Bob demanded institutional change in the face of institutional biases. Later becoming Program Director during the glory days of Black radio, he brought together the dream team of radio personalities, including Hank Spann, Bobby Jay, Gerry Bledsoe, Jeff Troy, and Gary Byrd.

As the Host and Executive Producer of the first nationally-syndicated late-night call-in radio program, Night Talk, Bob brought his audience into the movement. Listeners heard not just his voice and thought, but those of Black leadership and Black excellence, from the arts to the streets; across the nation and around the globe.

He founded several community organizations including, the National Respect Yourself Youth Organization establishing Saturday Academies around the country, and launched the 40- person Respect Yourself Youth Choir, which toured in various cities with him, instilling in those young Black men and women that they were worthy to share their voices and their stories and involving them in upbuilding community outreach that impacted their communities.

Bob was the New York State Coordinator for the groundbreaking Million Man March and the Millions More Movement, the creator of the play The Magic Crown, a children’s production which he later turned into a stop-action animated film, and the creator and producer of Say It Loud, a feature-length documentary film on the state of modern Black radio.

Most recently, he was the host of the popular weekly radio show From the Streets with Bob Law on WBAI radio, was Chair of the National Black Alliance, an organization dedicated to empowering and educating African American communities and mobilizing voters to effect positive change, and was one of the lead organizers of the Peace Keepers Global Initiative, an anti-violence organization.

He and his late wife, Muntu Law, were the proprietors of Namaskar, a health and wellness store in business for over 40 years, that became a community institution in Brooklyn, where, together, they improved the quality of life of many. They also owned and operated Bob Law's Seafood Cafe, which made, arguably, the best fried fish and cabbage in Brooklyn. Always attuned to the needs of his community, he also founded the Namaskar Capital Assistance Program.

His legacy is that of unfailing love, dedicated service, creativity, dignity, empowerment, and Black excellence.