Posts in category Obituaries

Rafael Ithier PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band …

Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Atlanta (AP) — A historical marker from the site of a …

San Diego (AP) — The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was …

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Sintamise Charles, 73, agriculturist, died December 1. Service 11am Saturday, December 13, at Homestead Assembly of the Body of Christ. Quanterry Whitley, …

Douala, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s top opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died after weeks of detention at the age of 74, his lawyers and family …

Former Wake Forest star and 12-year NBA player Rodney Rogers has died. He was 54. The school announced Saturday that Rogers had died on Friday. …

Saint-Marc, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region over the weekend, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homes …

MANKER FUNERAL HOME  Rumbless "Romulus" Nelson, 88, truck driver, died November 26, at his residence. Memorial service 2pm Thursday at Manker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. …

New York (AP) — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to …

IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN: As H. Rap Brown, became chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and minister of justice for the Black Panther Party. Later …