Posts in category Obituaries

Lerone Bennett Jr. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA CHICAGO (AP) – Lerone Bennett Jr., an African-American history author and former editor of Ebony magazine, has died …

Don Carter PHOTO COURTESY OF THESCORE.COM DALLAS (AP) – Don Carter, the owner who was instrumental in bringing the NBA to Dallas with the expansion …

Don and Rosemary Jackson PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK PR WIRE Black PR Wire CHICAGO – Rosemary Robinson Jackson, Ph.D., Chicago educator, businesswoman and community leader, …

Willie Ray Oswalt PHOTO COURTESY OF AJC.COM LAKE CITY, Ga. (AP) – One of Georgia’s longest-serving mayors has died. Lake City Mayor Willie Ray Oswalt …

The popular Temptations singer died at the age of 74. PHOTO COURTESY OF MADISON365 By JEFF KAROUB Associated Press DETROIT – Dennis Edwards, a Grammy-winning …

The owner of Peaches restaurant, which once served Barack Obama while he was running for president, has died at age 94. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTHERN …

Wyatt Tee Walker PHOTO COURTESY OF PINTEREST By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press CHESTER, Va. (AP) – The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the …

RENAISSANCE WOMAN: Alfreida Upshaw passed away at age 77 on Jan. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UPSHAW FAMILY By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …

Hugh Masekela PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By KRISTA MAH Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP)- Legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela has died …

Denise LaSalle, famous for her song, “Trapped by a Thing Called Love,” died at the age of 78. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) …