Thirman L. Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor of a New England city, an accomplishment tempered by a city charter that gave him scant power over three two-year terms, died Friday. He was 91.
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The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged all member churches to pray and show Christian solidarity with the people of Haiti. This call came after the committee’s recent meeting in Cyprus, where the leaders pledged to pray for “God’s compassion for the people of this troubled land” and for an answer to their cries.
Rico Carty, who on the 1970 National League batting title when he led the major leagues while hitting .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85.
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Pastor T.D. Jakes suffered an apparent medical emergency during Sunday’s (November 24) live-streamed service at his Dallas-based megachurch.
South Florida has lost a Historian and Baseball enthusiast in the person of Danny Phillips. Phillips passed away on November 7, 2024, after a brief illness. Phillips was the Founder and Director of More Than a Game, Inc., a Non-profit organization based in Fort Lauderdale FL. Phillips started More Than a Game alongside fellow Baseball enthusiast Eddie Edwards Jr. in 2004. The organization educated the Community both young and old on the era of Negro League Baseball when Blacks weren’t allowed to play in the Major Leagues due to segregation.
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Even after stepping down as artistic director in 2011, Jamison continued to inspire and guide the Ailey troupe as artistic director Emerita.