With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, Betty Jean “Lil Sis” Robinson Boyd, who entered her eternal heavenly home on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the age of 80. She passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family in Bracey, Virginia.
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The Westside Gazette joins our community in mourning the loss of Roschell “Rochelle” Franklin Jr., a beloved son of Fort Lauderdale whose life was marked by service, leadership, and unwavering dedication to others.
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Hamilton “transitioned peacefully” on Thursday at her Chicago home, “surrounded by her grandchildren, loved ones and caregivers,” her former manager and publicist, Rev. Dr. Calvin Carson, said in posts on Facebook and Instagram.
Alabama State University is mourning the passing of the assistant director of the Mighty Marching Hornets Band, Charles Goodwin, III. The 38-year-old ASU alumnus was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. While attending ASU, he played in the percussion section of the band and was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
The longtime high school writer for the Birmingham Post-Herald was honored in 2022 as one of the 50 legends of sports writing in the state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. He was 67.
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Powell died on June 3, 2025, from complications of acute bacterial meningitis in New York.
Grief is not always about death, but it always involves loss. The loss of a dream. The loss of normalcy. The loss of health, time, strength, or hope as we once knew it. It is not linear, predictable, or easy. It’s messy, sacred, and deeply personal. I know this not just as a pastor or a counselor, but as a father and husband who has had to sit with the weight of heartbreak far too often.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Tributes have continued to pour in for Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ and host of BET’s Teen Summit, one day after her death at the age of 52.