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The Life and Legacy of Ruby Revis Poindexter - Forward Times
Ruby Mae Revis was born May 16, 1928 and departed on August 14, 2023. Ruby… The post The Life and Legacy of Ruby Revis Poindexter appeared first on Forward Times.
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IN MEMORIAM: NBA Icon Bill Russell Passes Away at 88
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — His passing was announced in a statement on Twitter: “But for all the winning, Bill’s understanding of the struggle is what illuminated his life. From boycotting a 1961 exhibition game to unmask too-long-tolerated discrimination, to leading Mississippi’s first integrated
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Will Battles 76 | BlackPressUSA
William R. Battles was born in Oakland, CA. To Chief Gordon L. Battles USS Navy & Mrs. Martha Battles August 3, 1946 at the Oaknoll Naval Hospital in East Oakland, California. William was the 3rd child born to the Battles Family that lived on the Naval Base in Alameda. Mrs. Martha Battles and her
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Ellen DeGeneres Posts Tribute to Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ After DJ’s Death – NBC Chicago
Ellen DeGeneres said she’s heartbroken following the death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who was the resident DJ on her show for several years. Posting on social media hours after news of his death first broke, DeGeneres said Boss was “pure love and light.” “He was my family, and I loved him with all
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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Roundtree, Iconic ‘Shaft’ Actor, Dies at 81 | Post News Group
His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed that Roundtree succumbed to pancreatic cancer at his residence in Los Angeles. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men,” McMinn said. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) - Garland Journal
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. , (born Nov. 29, 1908, New Haven, Conn., U.S.—died April 4, 1972, Miami, Fla.), black American public official and pastor who became a prominent liberal legislator and civil-rights leader. Powell was the son of the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York
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Eduardo Mcgregory Logan (11/26/1961 - 06/02/2023) - Garland Journal
Eduardo Logan, 61, beloved Father, Husband, and Son, was called to his eternal resting place on June 2, 2023. He entered this world on November 26, 1961 in Panama, Panama, to Arnold and Claudette E. Alls De Logan. Eduardo was a hard working family man. He worked for Rockwell Collins as an Aviation
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Venerly (Jackson) Ford (March 20, 1960 ~ January 3, 2023) – Texas Metro News
Obituary A Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt, Daughter, and Sister… Venerly Chanel Jackson-Ford was born on March 20, 1960, to the parentage of Melvin and Gloria Jackson. Venerly passed away on January 3, 2023, after a long battle with medical complications surrounded by many
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IN MEMORIAM: ‘American Idol’ runner-up killed in car crash at 23 | BlackPressUSA
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IN MEMORIAM: Cheryl Hickmon: National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Dies | Post News Group
NNPA NEWSWIRE — THE BURTON WIRE — Hickmon, a beloved and celebrated member, served the organization for 39 years. The Connecticut native was initiated into the Alpha Xi Chapter at South Carolina State University in 1982 and was an active member of the Hartford (Conn.) Alumnae Chapter. The national
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Betty Jean Burdett (July 9, 1941 - September 3, 2023) - Garland Journal
Betty Jean Wilson Burdett was the seventh of thirteen children born to James and Gladys Wilson on July 9, 1941,in Bastrop, TX. She attended public schools in both Bastrop and Dallas, Texas once her family moved in 1956. Betty confessed Christ as her personal Saviour at an early age and remained
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Marjon King Christopher 1949-2022 - Texas Metro News
Obituary Marjon Alicia King Christopher was born on January 5, 1949, to John Quill Taylor King, Sr and Marcet Hines King in Austin, Texas. Marjon professed her belief in Christ […] The post Marjon King Christopher 1949-2022 appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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IN MEMORIAM: Hunters Point Entrepreneur Yolanda, ‘Londi’ Jones, 60 BlackPressUSA
POST NEWS GROUP - Jones was the president and CEO of Yolanda’s Construction Administration & Traffic Control (YCAT-C) an African-American and woman-owned business offering a wide range of administrative and traffic control services to support public and private sector clients on
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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Roundtree, Trailblazing “Shaft” Actor, Dies at 81 | Post News Group
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Roundtree’s legacy extended beyond the 1970s classics. He reprised his iconic role in the 2000 “Shaft” film, sharing the screen with Samuel L. Jackson, who portrayed his nephew. The film was a revival that aimed to captivate a wider audience, and Roundtree and Jackson returned in
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Ken Block (1967–2023), rally driver and gymkhana YouTube star 
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Herbert R. Brown was influential Cincinnati business and community leader - The Cincinnati Herald
… . The United Way named The African American Leadership Initiative, The Herbert R … the quality of life for African Americans and other communities of color …
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IN MEMORIAM: Colin Powell Remembered as a ‘Good Man,’ and ‘Great American’ - Muslim Journal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Colin Powell has died from complications from Covid-19, his family members have confirmed. The first Black US secretary of state was 84. “General Colin L. Powell,formerU.S. Secretary of State and Chairm
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Jack Naidu, 80 | BlackPressUSA
The Post sorrowfully announces the death of Jack Chandra Naidu, who worked with us for more than 40 years. He succumbed to complications of open-heart surgery on March 22, 2023. Visitation services will be held on Fri., April 28, 2023, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery at
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IN MEMORIAM: General Colin Powell Dies at 84 from Covid - Voice and Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Colin Powell has died from complications from Covid-19, his family members have confirmed. The first Black US secretary of state was 84. “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
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IN MEMORIAM: Actress Anne Heche, 53, ‘Brain Dead’
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IN MEMORIAM: “He Took A Bullet for Me,’’ famed Wilmington 10 leader remembers comrade Marvin “Chilly” Patrick | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent It is a story that, until now, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., had reserved only for a forthcoming memoir,Freedom’s Constant Struggle,about the true story of the legendary Wilmington 10. The group of U.S. political prisoners, whose fight
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IN MEMORIAM: Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' Has Died at 89
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer, Associated Press Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television
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Remembering Kenneth Brown, Educator, Engineer, and El Camino College Trustee
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media The El Camino Community College District, California State University Dominguez Hills, and the aerospace industry have lost a great leader and advocate with the passing of Kenneth Brown on March 23, 2023. Brown was a pioneer in his fields, and his work
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IN MEMORIAM: Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89
THE AFRO — Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico. “Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to
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IN MEMORIAM: Mary Agnes English Sparrow, 102 | BlackPressUSA
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Venerly (Jackson) Ford (March 20, 1960 ~ January 3, 2023) – Texas Metro News
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Mushell Irby Sullivan 1954 – 2022 - Texas Metro News
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The Black Press of America Remembers Those We Lost in 2021
As the calendar turns to a new year and COVID remains as deadly today as the pandemic’s start nearly two years ago, the National Newspaper Publishers Association pauses to remember the icons who said goodbye in 2021. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire From the stunning death of Supremes co-founder
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