Dexter Scott King, youngest MLK son, 62, dies of cancer
DEXTER KING: Just 7 years old when his father was assassinated, “He turned that pain into activism, however, and dedicated his life to advancing the …
DEXTER KING: Just 7 years old when his father was assassinated, “He turned that pain into activism, however, and dedicated his life to advancing the …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Elmore Nickleberry, a longtime Memphis sanitation worker who participated in the pivotal 1968 strike that brought the Rev. Martin Luther King …
REGGIE WELLS: He “was an artist who used his palette of talent to create beauty no matter the canvas,” Winfrey said. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM …
JOSEPHINE WRIGHT: Brooklyn-born matriarch dies at 94. “Her legacy as a pillar of strength, wisdom, and commitment to justice will forever remain etched in our …
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON: Her family intends to file a lawsuit alleging her death was due to an infection in her spine that developed after she …
TYRE NICHOLS: Brutally beaten by five Black members of the so-called Scorpion crime-suppression unit – who were charged with second-degree murder and other offenses in …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, …
U.S. REP. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON: Kudos from President Joe Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for the first registered nurse elected to Congress, later chair …
LES MCCANN: Self-taught pianist who went on tour worldwide and release dozens of albums, including recorded live at the 1968 Monteaux Jazz Festival with perhaps …
PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Associated Press Among the entertainers who left the world this year was singer Tina Turner, who died May 24. Turner`s powerful …