Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, 20th national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and pioneering educator, died at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 20, at the age of 93.
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The world is mourning the loss of a legendary actor whose talent and charisma graced both the big and small screens for decades. Louis Gossett Jr., an icon of stage and screen, died March 29 at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy that forever will be cherished by fans and peers alike.
Her death, finally confirmed this week by Barnaby Towns, a communications strategist who collaborated with Dr. Edelin, was attributed to cancer.
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Sarah-Ann Shaw, the first Black woman television reporter in the Boston area, has died. She was 90 years old.
Throughout his career as an African American scientist and academic, Carroll encountered many challenges but never allowed them to deter him from his goals, embracing a credo by Thoreau that he often quoted: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
Remembering Deputy Worth Joe Edwards, who was fatally shot on March 15, 1980. Deputy Edwards joined the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 1967 as a transport deputy, moving to road patrol in 1968 and then joining the civil division in 1974.
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In 1964, David Harris broke the color barrier in commercial aviation when he was hired by American Airlines. Harris joined the company after serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force flying B-52 bombers.
Johnson died at his home in Greenbrae, north of San Francisco, earlier this month. According to his stepdaughter, he was suffering from advanced dementia and had pneumonia. He was 97 years old.