Posts in category Obituaries

Jill Ker Conway, the first woman to become president of Smith College, has died at age 83. PHOTO COURTESY OF SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) …

ANGERED PRESIDENT: Frank McCulloch once enraged President Johnson when he reported that the administration planned to increase U.S. forces in Southeast Asia to 545,000. PHOTO …

Reggie Lucas PHOTO COURTESY OF REGGIELUCAS.COM NEW YORK (AP) – Reggie Lucas, the Grammy-winning musician who played with Miles Davis in the 1970s and produced …

PHOTO COURTESY OF ENCA PIVOTAL PHOTO: Sam Nzima, the photographer who took a heartbreaking photo of a young dying South African student being carried by …

COLLEGE GRADUATE: The late Clyde Kennard is being awarded a posthumous honorary degree after being denied admission to the University of Southern Mississippi in the …

John “Jab’o” Starks PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUND OPINIONS By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) John “Jab’o” Starks, one of the drummers who gave …

James Cone, theologian and author of “Black Theology & Black Power,” has died at the age of 79. Cone’s writings and teachings connected religion with …

BIG TALENT: Although tiny in stature, actor Verne Troyer is being remembered for his big talents. He reportedly committed suicide April 21 at age 49. …

Daedra Charles-Furlow PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Daedra Charles-Furlow, a Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer who played on Tennessee’s 1989 and 1991 national championship teams, has …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Hal Greer, a Hall of Fame guard and the Philadelphia 76ers’ career leading scorer, has died. The Sixers said Greer died Saturday …