Posts in category Obituaries

The owner of Peaches restaurant, which once served Barack Obama while he was running for president, has died at age 94. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTHERN …

Wyatt Tee Walker PHOTO COURTESY OF PINTEREST By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press CHESTER, Va. (AP) – The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the …

RENAISSANCE WOMAN: Alfreida Upshaw passed away at age 77 on Jan. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UPSHAW FAMILY By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …

Hugh Masekela PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By KRISTA MAH Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP)- Legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela has died …

Denise LaSalle, famous for her song, “Trapped by a Thing Called Love,” died at the age of 78. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) …

Leroy Frasier, left, with John Lewis Brandon, on the steps of South Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill …

An American treasure: Noted musician and educator Melton Mustafa, center, who passed last week, receiving more recognition last February during the annual Melton Mustafa Jazz …

Isaac Newton Farris Sr., brother-in-law of King Jr., is survived by his wife Christine. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM ATLANTA (AP) – The brother-in-law of Martin …

Amanda Davis died after having a stroke in the Atlanta airport. The popular anchor was laid to rest in a funeral that was open to …

Activist Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, died. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BLACKPRESSUSA NEW YORK (AP) – Erica Garner, the daughter of key Black Lives Matter …