By Reginald Stuart With bands playing at full tilt in dance halls and bars throughout the city and music enthusiasts…
Browsing: Obituaries
PLEASANTON, CA — Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy® Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,”…
WASHINGTON, DC — A memorial service for trailblazing civil rights journalist Simeon Booker will be held on Monday, January 29,…
By Sandra Long Weaver NASHVILLE, TN — A celebration of life for Tennessean business reporter Getahn Ward will be on…
By Sandra Long Weaver Tennessee Tribune Editorial Director NASHVILLE, TN — Mr. Getahn Ward’s passion and love for journalism didn’t…
NASHVILLE, TN — Landy Gardner, award-winning interior designer, founder of Landy Gardner Interiors, and director of multiple church choirs passed…
George E. Curry, who grew up in a segregated Alabama housing project and became a prominent black journalist, notably as…
Nanci was born on May 12, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois to William Cherry, Sr. and Dorothy (Harrison) Cherry. She graduated…
By Clint Confehr NASHVILLE, TN — Jesse James Boyce, “one of the baddest bass players,” a versatile musician, producer, beloved…
By Stacy M Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Legendary civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory died on Saturday. He was…