In Memoriam
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Apr- 2020 -8 April
IN MEMORIAM: Lean on Me: Singer-Songwriting Legend Bill Withers Dies at 81
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I kept listening to him. I kept listening to Harlem and I kept listening to Grandma’s Hands — and you say to yourself: You didn’t hear many…
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7 April
IN MEMORIAM: Earl Graves Sr., Black Enterprise Founder Dies
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At 9:22 p.m. this evening, April 6, my father and hero, Earl Graves Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise, passed away quietly after a long battle with…
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6 April
OP-ED: Rev. Joseph Lowery: One of the most influential leaders of the latter 20th Century
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over in 1977, nine years…
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2 April
IN MEMORIAM: African Americans Who Have Died of COVID-19
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 virus. A Flint, Mich. Bishop and pastor in the area both died after recently falling ill after contracting…
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Mar- 2020 -31 March
IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Giant Rev. Joseph Lowery of Alabama, Dies at 98
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A fighter for human rights, voting rights and the rights of African Americans in a nation with 300 years of systematic racism against Blacks in its rear-view…
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Feb- 2020 -24 February
IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Johnson, a Pioneering NASA Mathematician Featured in “Hidden Figures,” Dies at 101
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we mourn the loss of an American hero and a pioneer for women and African Americans in STEM fields. Katherine Johnson played a pivotal role in…
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2 February
IN MEMORIAM: The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nathaniel Jones is a pioneer who has never failed to stand for the rights of people denied a chance to be a part of the process,” said…
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Jan- 2020 -16 January
IN MEMORIAM: Trailblazing Meteorologist Dr. June Bacon-Bercey Remembered
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A pioneer in the field of meteorology, Bacon-Bercey, an African American, broke barriers by becoming the first woman meteorologist. Previously, she became the first African American woman…
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11 January
The Black struggle in 2019: Staying aware, facing injustice and fighting for the future
THE FINAL CALL — There was a mass shooting in this country every single day in 2019 and 29 of those 385 mass shootings were also mass murders. Some of…
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Sep- 2019 -9 September
A City Remembers Nancy Parker
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Gospel tunes filled the air from the St. Peter Claver Choir as family members, friends, co-workers, gospel artists, and local news stations came together to…
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