Jazz harmonica great Toots Thielemans played on Sesame Street theme
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS – Belgian harmonica player Toots Thielemans, whose illustrious career included playing with jazz greats like Miles Davis and whose …
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Funeral held for son of late DC Mayor Marion Barry
WASHINGTON –The funeral for the son of the late District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry was held on Monday. The service for Marion Christopher Barry …
Did John Saunders commit suicide
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – John Saunders, the versatile sportscaster who has hosted ESPN’s The Sports Reporters for the last …
Award-winning Barbadian-born author Austin Clarke dies at 81
PHOTO COURTESY OF DR.SCOTIABANK.COM TORONTO — Austin Clarke, the award-winning Barba- dian-born author who wrote about the immigrant experience and being black in Canada, died …
Mother of hanged teen is OK with federal investigation
RALEIGH, N.C. – A civil rights group says the mother of a black teen whose body was found hanging from a swing set by a …
Burial ceremony held for 14 long-forgotten slaves
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. – The long-forgotten remains of 14 slaves discovered more than a decade ago in upstate New York have been reburied. …
Ali’s cemetery opens to public and fans pay homage
PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM AND INDIA.COM By CLAIRE GALOFARO and BRUCE SCHREINER LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – He carried a dozen roses into Cave Hill Cemetery …
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JESICA ELAINE CLYNE, 33, fashion designer, died May 30. Survivors include: her father, Reginald J. Clyne; mother, Ruth Clyne; daughter; Harrison Dior Clyne; sister, Christine …
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Vernetha Bouie, 43. Services will be held 11am June 20, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Willie Davis, 77, Laborer. Services will be held 11am June …
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Merita Jackson, 67, Miami Dade College Employee, died June 6. Services will be held 1pm June 18, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.