obituaries section
Calvin L. Burney, Sr., 69, long time planner for the City of Jacksonville, passed away March 24, 2022 after an illness. He is survived by his wife Betty and sons Calvin and Craig along with […]
By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Cheryl A. Hickmon, the 27th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and Chair of the Board of Directors “transitioned peacefully on January 20, 2022, after a recent illness”, the […]
Camilla Perkins Thompson Jax native, noted historian and retired educator with a career spanning 37 years transitioned this week after a brief illness at the age of 99. She graduated from Stanton Senior High School […]
(CNN) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his […]
(CNN)Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour confirmed on Monday. Elder broke through Augusta’s race barrier at the 1975 edition of the […]
Former Congresswoman Carrie Meek died on Sunday, and will be remembered as a trailblazer, becoming one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. The late congressman John Lewis had another way of […]
Clara Jackson McLaughlin passed away on October 3, 2021, at the age of 81. She was best known for being the first Black woman to own and be the majority shareholder of a network-affiliated TV […]
In Loving Memory of a Great Husband, Father, Brother and Friend to Many. Carl Joe Gamble May 5, 1952 – September 19, 2020 You are forever loved, in our heart and memory. Nola (wife), Carlisha (daughter), Ulysses (brother)
Alice Comer Moore Denson was born on October 21, 1936, in Eufaula, Alabama, the youngest child of Lee Moore Sr. and Georgia McDonald Moore. She graduated from Van Buren High School in Eufaula, Alabama. She […]
Leona P. Wright was born February 7, 1919 in Bressler, Pennsylvania, the only daughter of James Roy and Leila Ann Jackson Campbell. She had two brothers, Lt. Cornel William W. Campbell and Captain Thomas E. […]
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