Posts in category Obituaries

JOE A. GARCIA: Native American “leaves a profound legacy of service, leadership, and cultural preservation." PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) – …

LARRY "GATOR" RIVERS: ”Like he said, ‘Somebody gave to me, and so it’s my job and my responsibility to give back.’” PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE …

VIDA BLUE: "There are few players with a more decorated career than Vida Blue," the Oakland Athletics said in a statement. "Vida will always be …

GRACE BUMBRY: Inspired by Marian Anderson, became part of a generation of acclaimed African American opera singers who included Leontyne Price, Shirley Verrett, George Shirley, …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county …

NEW YORK (AP) – Civil rights lawyer Alton Maddox Jr., who represented victims of several notorious racist attacks in New York in the 1980s, has …

A grand jury in Ohio will hear evidence this week to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges in the shooting of Jayland Walker, …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge has invalidated the disqualification of Vita, LLC, reconfirming the local AfricanAmerican owned group …

Staff Report RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. – Michael A. Coleman, a former Delray Beach police captain, has been selected from the five finalists to serve as …