Arthur Jones, 39, Super Bowl lineman with the Ravens dies
ARTHUR JONES: "A tremendous player and even better person," he sacked San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick just before a power outage at the Superdome …
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Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, 100, youngest Tuskegee Airman
LT. COL. GEORGE HARDY: Last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee, he flew his first combat mission before he had ever driven a car. “We …
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JAY FUNERAL HOME Alice Mae Williams, 85, Housekeeping, died September 24. Funeral service scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, October 11 at Lee C. Jay Memorial …
Life of Daphne Lisann Taylor celebrated at Payne Chapel
C.B. HANIF PHOTO / SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES West Palm Beach – Family, friends and public officials laid to rest the body of Daphne Lisann Taylor, …
Assata Shakur, sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
ASSATA SHAKUR: Fugitive Black liberation activist was given political asylum. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum …
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JAY FUNERAL HOME Robert Ward, 87, laborer, died September 21. Service 12 noon Thursday, October 2, at Lee C. Jay Memorial Chapel. Dr. Luis Hines, …
Bobby Cain of Clinton 12, who helped integrate Tenn. schools
BOBBY CAIN: “He didn’t want to remember it,” his nephew said, of Cain getting jumped and beaten up by a group of white students after …
Sebabatso Mosamo, visual journalist in South Africa, 39
SEBABATSO MOSAMO: Described as fearless and always willing to speak up for what she believed was right. PHOTO COURTESY OF X.COM Cape Town, South Africa …
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JAY FUNERAL HOME Joaquin Villa Jr., 43, died September 18. Viewing 3pm-7pm Friday at Jay Johnson Funeral Home. Kelvin Herlong, 60, lawn service, died September …
Joseph McNeil, helped spark NC protest movement, at 83
JOSEPH MCNEIL: Later a two-star general, was one of four North Carolina A&T State University freshmen who sat-in at the Greensboro "whites only" counter on …