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Published: 07 January 2022

 

Mrs. Dollarson was a pivotal elder in our community. She was a woman of great strength, wisdom, and generosity.

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Written by By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer

Published: 07 January 2022

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Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance, has died.

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Written by By LYNN ELBER and FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press

Published: 03 January 2022

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She would have turned 100 on Jan. 17.

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 29 December 2021

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Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, the third-generation editor and publisher of The Wilmington Journal, died December 28 at the age of 78.

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Written by ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press

Published: 26 December 2021

 

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at 90

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Written by By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent

Published: 09 December 2021

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Bob Dole lay in state at the U.S. Capitol, as many gathered to pay tribute to a “giant of our history” who served the country in war and in politics with pragmatism, self-deprecating wit and a bygone era's sense of common civility and compromise.

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 09 December 2021

Harry C. Alford 

President/CEO and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), Harry C. Alford, passed away on December 6, in Washington, DC.

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Written by By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor

Published: 07 December 2021

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On Dec. 1, 2021, longtime Washington AFRO General and Circulation manager Edgar Brookins, died at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., after a long, arduous battle with prostate cancer.

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Written by By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer

Published: 29 November 2021

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Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.

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Written by By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

Published: 29 November 2021

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Virgil Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of the most celebrated tastemakers in fashion and beyond, has died of cancer