obituaries section
Several thousand mourners packed into a Landover, Md. church listened as friends, family and admirers lionized comedian, social justice warrior, civil rights activist and provocateur Dick Gregory. The spirited, electric memorial service on Saturday, Sept. […]
Dick Gregory By Stacy M Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Legendary civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory died on Saturday. He was 84. Friends, family and celebrities took to social media to honor the icon […]
Anthony Rodgers, Sr. (66), transcended into Sunset on May 13, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a native son of Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up in the Moncrief area where he […]
Bettye Jean Hayes Sessions was born on January 29, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, to John Henry Hayes, Sr. and Willene Porter Hayes. She was the fourth of five children. She married Malcolm George Aubrey Sessions […]
Gerald B. Lang, 74, Business Executive, Principal and Chief Client Officer at Lang Strategies, LLC passed away on Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at a local care facility surrounded by his family. He had been ill […]
Wendell P. Holmes, Jr., entrepreneur, community leader and servant and educational trailblazer passed last weekend at his home at the age of 94. Dr. Holmes was dedicated to service, leadership and excellence. A recipient of […]
Well known educator, Dr. Alvin White, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2016. A native of Jacksonville, he graduated from Stanton Sr. High School and Florida A&M University on an athletic and music scholarship. He […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) mourns the passing of our former President, Cecil Wayne Cone, Ph.D. Dr. Cone served Edward Waters College as President from 1977 – 1988. Dr. Cecil Wayne Cone completed […]
Harold James Gibson, Jr., passed away peacefully on February 24, 2016. Mr. Gibson is most noted for being the first African American to serve as Administrative Aide to Mayor Hans Tanzler. Born in Jacksonville, Gibson […]
Celebration of Life Service for The Late Sis. Claudia Mae Campbell is scheduled for this Saturday, January 2 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Diamond, The Ministerial Staff, Diaconate, Youth Department Leaders and The Abyssinia […]
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