Posts in category Obituaries

BLACKNEWS — In his first televised interview since his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown died, singer Bobby Brown and his wife appeared on The Real and he finally …

By DAN SEWELL MIDDLETOWN, Ohio —  Confronted with the sudden death of their 18-year-old daughter, Fred and Dorothy McIntosh Shuemake made a defiant decision: they …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who helped lead the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march and was the first …

By DAVID McFADDEN KINGSTON, Jamaica — Frank Lumsden, a Jamaican who worked as a commodities trader in Chicago before returning to his homeland to focus …

Eugenia B. Thomas, dedicated community activist and civil rights icon, passed away August 17 at the age of 90.  Thomas, who was born on November …

Washington, D.C. — The nation has lost another political pioneer with the passing of former Congressman Louis Stokes. As the first African-American to represent Ohio …

DETROIT (AP) — Mel Farr, the Detroit Lions’ running back who rushed for over 3,000 yards in seven NFL seasons, has died. He was 70. …

LONDON (AP) — Big-voiced British singer Cilla Black, a product of Beatles-era Liverpool who became a national treasure over a 50-year music and television career, …

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — Born and raised in the shadow of fame and litigation, shattered by the loss of her …

LISLE, Ill. (AP) — Family and friends of an Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail remembered her Saturday as a “courageous voice” for …