NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a 2008 oral history interview, Watkins described himself as a capitalist without hesitation. Ownership, he said,…
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Tomika McCauley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in October 1972, the second child of Charles McCauley, Sr. and Joyce McCauley.…
On the 13th of January 1935, she was born Katherine “Kaddie” Watkins, the sixth of eight kids of James “JC”…
Thomas H. Watkins, 1937-2025, was the founder, CEO and publisher of the New York Daily Challenge, he first Black daily…
Charita Manette Upkins passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. She was born on May 16, 1966, the daughter of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the influential guitarist, songwriter and producer whose understated style shaped the sound of Stax Records…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of its most…
John William “Billy” Lynch, who served six Nashville mayors over a distinguished 45-year career of public service for Metro Nashville…
Denmark, S.C. — October 30, 2025 — Voorhees University mourns the passing of Dr. Leonard E. Dawson, the institution’s seventh…
James Abbington in a video for Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. (Video screen grab) The ISM community was deeply…