obituaries section
A Celebration of Life for Dr. William Lewis Cody, Sr. will be held Friday, December 15, 2023 at 12:00PM in The Bethel Church, where he held membership, Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr., Pastor and Bishop Rudolph […]
On April 13, 2023, Shelia Von Williams transitioned to the essence. A Celebration of Life Ceremony was held Saturday, April 22nd at Edward Waters University Gymnasium. Williams was a 1969 graduate of Stanton Vocational High […]
Joshua Mosley Jr, a longtime resident, businessman and owner of the Parlor Dry Cleaners on Dunn Ave and restaurant and club owner of Executive’s LTD in Jacksonville, FL. He departed peacefully and unexpectedly on Sunday, […]
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 […]
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