William Mays dies at 69
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prominent Indianapolis executive and black community leader William Mays has died at age 69. The Indianapolis Recorder newspaper that Mays owned says …
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Iconic Mexican comedian ‘Chespirito’ dies at 85
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Roberto Gomez Bolanos, the iconic Mexican comedian who wrote and played the boy television character “El Chavo del Ocho” that defined …
Medical pioneer Dr. Aaron Shirley has died
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dr. Aaron Shirley, who broke racial barriers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and founded the Jackson Medical Mall, has …
Acclaimed Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour dead at 68
CAIRO (AP) — Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and educator Radwa Ashour, who used her often deeply personal writing style to champion human rights issues, has died …
Ronald Leonard, hardworking BEC president, dies at 63
Ronald Leonard, the indefatigable leader of the Black Educators Caucus of Palm Beach County, died Friday night at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. He was …