Valerie Boyd, world-renowned author of the definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, died…
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Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)– James Herbert Chandler, Jr. entered into eternal life on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Affectionately called Herbert,…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Betty Wanda Junita Greene Armstrong, 94 of Youngstown, lovingly known as “Aunt Betty” by many, entered peacefully…
By Jacob Adelman Lynn Yeakel, 80, a tireless advocate for women’s equality who gained national prominence when she sought to…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Religious leader and educator Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams died Wednesday in Atlanta at the age 103. Dr.…
Charles McGee, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who flew 409 fighter combat missions in three wars, has died at…
Helen Chavis Othow, the beloved sister of National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., has died at…
Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, who often told the story of how as a baby, she used her diaper to clean…
Celebrated minister, mentor was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church for 39 years No matter how long the homegoing service for Rev.…
Trailblazing Black feminist bell hooks, whose graceful, probing and wide-ranging books sought to empower people of all races, classes and…