Join the National Museum of African American History and Culture in our virtual celebration of Kwanzaa, held each year from December 26 to January 1. Kwanzaa honors the ancestral roots of African American culture through […]
Amid the shock surrounding the loss of Tommy “Tiny” Lister, we’ve learned that there were aspects of his life and final years that were even more of a mystery than the immediate hours after his sudden death. […]
New Orleans-based actress Carol Sutton, whose long career spanned film, stage, and television performances, has died at 76 from complications of the coronavirus. […]
THE CATICLYSIM ATTACK ON CIVILIZED KINGSHIP GOVERNMENT […]
The heavenly gates opened for Marguerite Elizabeth Chappelle White Austin on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Beloved widow of Michael U. Austin. […]
Dinkins was viewed as a compromise candidate during a time of turmoil in New York. Elected a year after the infamous 1989 “Central Park jogger” incident that led to the wrongful convictions of five Black and Hispanic boys, Dinkins proved to be a cautious and stoic figure who was a competent caretaker of the city, including its many fiscal, social and political challenges. Dinkins’ administration followed that of one of New York City’s most storied politicians, Ed Koch. […]
Retired principal and longtime Plantation resident, Pernell McKinnedy Wright, passed on Nov. 11, 2020. He was a resident of Plantation for nearly 45 years. He was born in Fort Pierce, Florida on December 9, 1933. Pernell was a 1953 graduate of Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce. […]
Nearly three years after losing his parents in a murder-suicide, MasterChef Junior contestant Ben Watkins died Monday from cancer aged 14, his family said. Watkins, from Gary, Indiana, showed off his culinary skills when, at 11, he joined the 2018 season of MasterChef Junior hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. […]
While death is inevitably a part of life, that truth doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to those who have died. We commemorate some of the notable Black folks who have died in 2020 is meant to pay homage to their contributions in life that will live on well after their deaths. […]
“While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica [in Sylvania, OH], Bishop Rance Allen passed away around 3 a.m. this morning,” said Allen’s wife of 49 years, Ellen Allen, and his manager, Toby Jackson, in a joint statement posted on Facebook. […]
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