Posts in category Obituaries

Frisco, Texas (AP) – Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who is fourth in franchise history with 47 rushing touchdowns, has died, …

Greenwood, Miss. (AP) – William “Bud” McGee, a Mississippi civil rights activist who worked to register Black voters in the 1960s, has died. He was …

Riviera Beach, Fla. – DeOntre McCray says his father would draw a large mural on an important building that would be praised far and wide …

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Willie Mae Hartley-Phipps, 69, died May 15. Service will be held 10am Saturday, June 4, at Lee C. Jay Memorial Chapel. Willie …

Dallas (AP) – Jeff Gladney, a defensive back for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, died Monday in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney’s …

Detroit (AP) – William Lucas, a Black man who made national headlines when he switched political parties to become the Republican nominee for Michigan governor …

Lexington, Ky. (AP) – Reggie Warford, who was Kentucky’s second Black men’s basketball player and first Black basketball player to graduate, has died. He was …

Washington (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco’s conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her …

Washington (AP) – Karine JeanPierre, the new White House press secretary, hopes she can inspire young people to “dream big and dream bigger” now that …

Reverend Yolanda Lee Sawyers Johnson, retired educator for Miami-Dade County Public School System for over 40 years, died May 8. Survivors include her son: Roosevelt …