Glenn Ford, former death row inmate wrongfully convicted, dies
Glenn Ford received national attention earlier this year because of wrongful conviction that resulted in him being jailed for 31 years.
June 30, 2015
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Glenn Ford received national attention earlier this year because of wrongful conviction that resulted in him being jailed for 31 years.
Renowned Chicago teacher and education activist Marva Collins has died at the age of 78. Collins was a fierce educator and advocate for children who
The mother of NBA great Charles Barkley, Charcey Glenn, passed away this weekend, at her home in Alabama.
Sadly, Atlanta politician and Black activist Reginald Eaves passed away Tuesday, June 9 at 81 after a series of health ailments.
On Saturday, June 6, 2015, former Delaware attorney general and Iraq war veteran Beau Biden, 46, was laid to rest. Biden passed away on Saturday,
Actor and comedian Reynaldo Rey, best known for memorable roles in hit movies Friday and White Men Can’t Jump, died from complications of a stroke on Thursday, May 28. He was 75.
For those who had the good fortune to meet Atlanta marketing and communications professional Margaret Kargbo, you know what it’s like to be graced with a
World-renowned and beloved bluesman B.B. King has died at the age of 89. According to the his attorney, Brett Bryson, King died peacefully in his sleep
This week America lost another Soul music legend as Ben E. King passed away at the age of 76 of natural causes. King was best
Before there was Tiger Woods, there was Calvin Peete. Peete, who won 12 PGA events in his career and earned the nickname “Mr. Accuracy” for his
The city of Atlanta lost one of its most notable chefs and restaurateurs owners this past week. Annie Price, known as “Ms. Ann” to her
He went from picking cotton in the South to singing and recorded perhaps one of the most known soul ballads in history. Percy Sledge, 74,
The “Bad Girls Club” mourns one of their own. On Friday, the Oxygen network confirmed that Linsey “Jade” Berardi, who appeared on the show’s 12th
[jwplatform 7r4tGa4k] Rev. Willie Taplin Barrow was known as “The Little Warrior.” Rev. Barrow was short in stature but she was a towering force in
[jwplatform NsNUtXTk] On March 19 at approximately 3:30 a.m. Dr. Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan, otherwise affectionately known as Dr. Ben, died. According to sources that are
Many people do not realize that Dr. Martin L. King Jr. faced an assassin 10 years before he was gunned down by James Earl Ray. Izola Curry was
Windell Middlebrooks, the delivery guy from the Miller High Life commercial, was found dead at age 36. He was found in his Los Angeles home
Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall has died. Hall, 67, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer last June. Hall has worked as the superintendent of schools
Singer Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell, of the ’90s R&B group Brownstone, died Friday night, members of her family have confirmed. According to authorities, the 46-year-old’s death
Reality TV star Ahmad “Real” Givens has died after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 33. Givens, along with his brother, Kamal, aka
