Death Announcement Memorial Service for Louise Ferguson Tart Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2 p.m., at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home, 1305 NW Sixth Street,…
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Atlanta pioneer and distinguished public servant Marvin Arrington, Sr. transitioned Wednesday, according to his family. Arrington was 82 years old. The Atlanta native is famously known for breaking the color barrier as one of the first two Black students admitted into Emory University Law School in 1965, along with former federal Judge Clarence Cooper.
JOHNSON Funeral services for the late Robert Johnson were held July 7th at Annie Laura Sheppard-Smith Chapel. KENDRICK Funeral services for the late Charles Eugene Kendrick…
SMITH Funeral services for the late Valjean Smith – 67 were held June 30th at James C. Boyd Funeral Home. STRIGGLES Funeral services for the late…
ADAMS Funeral services for the late Tommy Lee Adams – 60 were held July 8th at Mt. Zion AME Church. BYRD Funeral services for the late…
JONES Funeral services for the Marvey Jones – 71 were held July 8th t at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. With Rev. Leonard Grisette officiating.…
An event aimed at creating awareness about the growing menace of gun violence that is affecting the community and memorializing some of victims of gun violence was held on July 7th, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 800 NW 8th Ave. Pompano Beach, FL.
Pictures of interracial students wading into the Atlantic to be arrested by the police were an embarrassment for the Johnson administration. Civil Rights travel.com recounted, “…white activist, Al Lingo, checked into the hotel, and invited Black protesters to join him in the pool. The site of an integrated swimming pool so outraged the hotel manager, that he ran around the pool, pouring acid into the water. It became known as “The Splash Heard Around The World.” The global shame forced LBJ to sign the act a few days later.
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On Wednesday, Tennessee State University (TSU) announced that it will become the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to introduce an ice hockey program.