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Yvonne Grant Johnson was born May 7, 1938 to Joseph and Arodie Hooker(deceased) in Silver Creek Mississippi. She transitioned to eternal rest on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

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Walton was born in Bradenton, FL, to Millard Sr. and Louise Hunter (both Pre-Deceased). He attended Lincoln Memorial High School, Gibbs Junior College, and graduated from Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1969.

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, died Sunday. He was 102.

     “We are saddened to lose a member of the FAMUly and send our deepest condolences to the Lang family,” said director of athletics, Kortne Gosha. “Bobby did so much for Florida A&M and HBCUs with his success showing that HBCUs can compete at the highest level. We ask that Rattler Nation keep the Lang family in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”

     With variants straining short-staffed facilities across the country, some on the front lines are experiencing added physical, mental and emotional stress. “I’m feeling burnout,” said Smith, who saw her medical floor skyrocket with COVID cases amid the current surge. “The stress and anxiety I feel wears down on me mentally, emotionally and physically.”

     Gail Cordelia Berkley-Armstrong, legendary awarding-winning Bay Area journalist and Sun-Reporter Editor, has died after a lengthy illness. She was 74.

     Helen Chavis Othow, the beloved sister of National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., has died at the age of 89.

     Matter of fact, I will only try to live my life according to these two Scriptures: “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” (Hebrews 12:2) And “But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33)

     Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, a former Black Liberation Army soldier and ex-Black Panther who became an in-fluential prison abolitionist while in solitary confinement for more than two decades during a nearly 50-year prison sentence, has died. He was 78 years old.