Cynthia Marie Watkins was born on June 22, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Idell Howard and the late Jake Watkins.
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Alexis died after a months-long illness at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb. Liam Teague – current NIU Steelband director, professor of music and head of steelpan studies – spoke fondly of his former colleague and friend.
Mt. Hermon AME Church, under the astute, dynamic leadership of Rev. Dr. Henry E. Green, Jr., will celebrate the 25th year of Greek Unity Day
On Sunday, February 17, 2019, Mt. Hermon AME Church celebrates its 25th year of Greek Unity Day at its 10:30 a.m. service. Under the dynamic leadership of Rev. Henry E. Green, Jr., Mt. Hermon continues a tradition begun by Rev. Michael A. Cousin.
Andrew Frierson, part of the first generation of Black opera singers to be heard on the national stage, died of natural causes December 6, 2018, at his home in Oberlin, Ohio. He was 94. This month, there was a private service held at Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum in Manhattan. Frierson’s memorial service will be held in New York City in March 2019.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Shaw, pastor of New Bethel AME Church, Goulds, Florida has retired from the AME Church after serving thirty-eight years.
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Melzee Jerome Odomes, Sr., affectionately known as “Big Rick” went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 21, 2018. He was surrounded by his wife and youngest son.
“I believe some of her endearing qualities was her unabiding love of family and friends, her big heart and generous spirit which always had her helping others, her unwavering commitment to pursuing social justice and helping working class people, and her ability to walk with kings and queens while keeping the common touch,” said Doris Turner Keys’ goddaughter, Karen Towns.(
“Vernon Tyson was like a father and bishop to me and the Moral Monday movement,” said the Rev. Dr. William Barber, the architect of the Forward Together Moral Monday Movement and president of the North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP. “Often his presence in our midst kept us focused and strong,” Barber said.