Pioneering black journalist Simeon Booker dies at age 99
Simeon Booker PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY.COM Associated Press WASHINGTON — Simeon Booker, a trail-blazing African-American journalist and the first full-time black reporter at The Washington …
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Christian funeral service rituals
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Courtesy of Funeralwise.com Christians have a strong belief in the afterlife and much of their lives are directed at achieving eternal …
South Carolina’s first black chief justice dead at 86
Ernest Finney, South Carolina’s first AfricanAmerican chief justice, died Sunday. He was 86. å PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK KUDOS By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, …
Trailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace dead at 69
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Perry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier in the Deep South by becoming the first …
Khary Bruyning lived well, loved and encouraged others
Left Picture: Khary Bruyning with his three daughters, left to right, Imani Greene, Alicia Bruyning Leggett and Karyn Rose Bruyning. Top Right: Khary with wife, …
David Andrew Holness, son of Broward Commissioner Dale Holness, dead at 28
Staff Report Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness and Family released a statement on Tuesday announcing a memorial service for son David Andrew Holness. It read: …
Technology to help plan funerals
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA PR NEWSWIRE WILMETTE, Ill. – More people than ever are turning to online funeral planning to fight rising funeral costs and …
Cosby Show actor Earle Hyman dies at 91
Earle Hyman, left, was known for his role as Russell Huxtable on The Cosby Show. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THUNDERCATS WIKI AND TWITTER By LINDSEY BAHR …
Della Reese, of TV’s ‘Touched by an Angel,’ has died at 86
Della Reese, of TV’s Touched by an Angel PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK KUDOS Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer …
The trend of home funerals: Do-It-Yourself is on the rise
Courtesy of Funeralwise.com There are a lot of things people don’t know about the funeral industry. That’s to be expected. Funerals can be hard to …