TRAILBLAZER THELMA GIBSON DIES, AT 99
Beloved trailblazer Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson has died at 99 years old. Gibson died at home on February 11, 2026, surrounded by family and her …
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
By Kimberly Chandler MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the …
IN MEMORIAM: Black America’s cultural giants lost in 2025
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The losses came steadily in 2025, not as a single rupture but as a quiet procession. …
Carl Carlton funk singer of ‘She’s a Bad Mama Jama dies at 72
Carl Carlton PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.SYRACUSE.COM Carl Carlton, the American R&B, soul, and funk singer-songwriter best known for his enduring hits "Everlasting Love" and "She’s …
Jo Ann Boyce, a member of the Clinton 12 desegregation effort in the American South, dies at 84
Jo Ann Boyce PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Jo Ann Allen Boyce, one of the original Black students who helped desegregate public schools in the American …
Jubilant Sykes a Grammy nominated opera baritone, dies at 71
Jubilant Sykes PHOTO COURTESY OF NEWS.FULLERTON.EDU Jubilant Sykes, a Grammy-nominated baritone whose warm, genre-crossing voice carried from church pulpits to the world’s major concert halls, …
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RANGE FUNERAL HOME Eolyn Ruff Jones, 97, retired educator Miami-Dade County Public Schools, died December 18 at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Service 9:30am Saturday at The …
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has died at age 84
Steve Cropper, legendary musician, passes away. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Memphis, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor …
Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92
Rod Paige PHOTO COURTESY OF ED.GOV Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as …
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ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Tiffany Williams John, 52, died December 11.Viewing 8pm Friday, December 19, at Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home. Deacon Raymond …