Posts in category Obituaries

DANIEL ELLSBERG: Vietnam-era whistleblower embodied the individual of conscience – who answered only to his sense of right and wrong, even if the price was …

MILTON “BIG POKEY” POWELL: Was ”well loved by his family, friends, and his loyal fans.” PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA STOCK PHOTO HOUSTON (AP) – …

TINA TURNER: The rock music icon died last month at age 83, but “her energy, her spirit, obviously has been interwoven into our creative processes.” …

John Fru Ndi, 81, Cameroon’s main opposition party leader JOHN FRU NDI: Prominent opponent of Cameroon’s longtime President Paul Biya. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG YAOUNDE, …

TORI BOWIE: Autopsy report concludes she was among African American women who embody the highest U.S. maternal mortality rate: 70 per 100,000 births in 2021 …

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Bill Lee, a wellregarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte …

JOHN BEASLEY: Malik Beasley, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, paid tribute to his grandfather on Instagram: “To the man who put the Beasleys …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Angelica Lyons knew it was dangerous for Black women to give birth in America. As a public health instructor, she taught …

JORDAN NEELY: In eulogizing the former subway performer in Harlem on Friday, the Rev. Al Sharpton said U.S. Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny, who is …

JOE A. GARCIA: Native American “leaves a profound legacy of service, leadership, and cultural preservation." PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) – …