Posts in category Obituaries

GEORGE FARRELL: Talented business leader, author, and public servant. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK As BlakPac’s staff mourns his passing, we remember George Farrell, our founder, …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The latest search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has ended with 59 graves found and …

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in …

NEW YORK (AP) – Hattie McDaniel`s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in …

ZOLEKA MANDELA: Endured a series of struggles and tragedies in her self-confessed attempt to live up to the example of her grandfather, the first Black …

HOLLIS WATKINS: “Dedicated his entire life to improving the lives of Black Mississippians.” PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Hollis Watkins, who started …

SERGIO BROWN AND MOTHER MYRTLE: Authorities searched Monday for the former NFL player after his 73-year-old mother’s body was found near a creek behind her …

MIKE WILLIAMS: Passes two weeks after being put on a ventilator. PHOTO COURTESY OF ISYRACUSE.COM TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Former NFL receiver Mike Williams, who …

BRANDON HUNTER: Collapsed during a hot yoga workout in Orlando. PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Brandon Hunter, who played two NBA seasons …

TA’KIYA YOUNG: Suspected of shoplifting, her shooting was called a "gross misuse of power and authority,” especially for one accused of a relatively minor crime. …