Harvey Clark, who was an award-winning newsman for WCAU-TV Channel 10 for many years, passed…
Obituaries
Friday, October 22, 2021
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Funeral services for Benjamin Bynum, Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. on Nov. 1, at Deliverance E…
Mavis H. Robinson passed on October 8, 2021. She is survived by a host of loving family &…
Pattie V. Davis-Burchette passed on October 13, 2021. She is survived by a host of loving fa…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Lynette Mamie Frisby, who worked as a medical assistant and office manager for her brother-i…
Fred Penny Jr., who was a longtime employee of the United States Post Office, passed away on…
Lucy Juanita DuBose Scoggins, who served people who were poor and homeless for more than 20 …
Monday, October 18, 2021
Mary A. Jackson passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Funeral service will be held on S…
Phillip Martin Regusters, who was a well-known Philadelphia photographer, died on Thursday, …
WASHIINGTON — Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace…
Friday, October 15, 2021
Dr. Althea L. Cousins, who was a longtime Philadelphia educator, died on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2…
Thursday, October 14, 2021
CHICAGO — Civil rights activist, retired Chicago professor and historian Timuel Black has d…
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Alice Parker, who was a longtime music director and music teacher for the Archdiocese of Phi…
Oritha M. Miller (Roberts), who was one of the first Black women in the U.S. Marine Corp, di…
Friday, October 08, 2021
Warner Williams, a Piedmont blues guitar master whose seemingly limitless repertoire spanned…
Thursday, October 07, 2021
Dr. Robert Lewis Albright, beloved husband, father and son passed September 18, 2021. A priv…
Nelson Johnny Jones, who was a legislative community organizer for the Service Employees Int…
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
Ronald Council, who was a pilot in the United States Marines and had a successful career in …
Monday, October 04, 2021
Clara McLaughlin, an author and the publisher of The Florida Star and The Georgia Star in Ja…
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Ola Elizabeth Williams, 97, died on 28th September 2021. She was the widow of Robert H. Roy …
Julia Chinn, who was a longtime community activist, died on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Chinn was 93.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Monday, September 27, 2021
Alfred (Pee Wee) Ellis, a saxophonist, arranger and composer who fused jazz, funk and soul a…
Edgar W. Jackson Jr., who was a long time employee of Local Union 542, Operating Engineers d…
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
LOS ANGELES — Roger Brown, a College Football Hall of Famer and six-time Pro Bowl selection …
NEW YORK — Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose w…
Gary David Green, who worked in the field of social services, died on Thursday, Sept. 16, 20…
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Marie Bruen Prattis, who was a longtime Philadelphia public school teacher, died on Wednesda…
NEW YORK — Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle — best known for t…
Monday, September 20, 2021
Leonard William “Doc” Gibbs, who was a master percussionist, died on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 20…
Anthony "AJ" Johnson, an actor and comedian best known for his performance as Ezal in "Frida…
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Eva Baisey, a nurse from Washington, D.C., who became one of the longest-living heart transp…
Dorothy R. Jones died on Monday, September 6th. She leaves a legacy of love and cherished me…
James Donzell Clayton, who was a longtime SEPTA bus driver, died on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. …
Friday, September 10, 2021
LaVerne E. Gonzalez, who was a longtime employee at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, died on…
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Geneva Poe, who was a longtime employee at Drexel University died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021…
LOS ANGELES — Sam “Bam” Cunningham, an All-American fullback at Southern California whose pe…
Winifred M. Lewis, who was a longtime resident and homeowner in Philadelphia’s Overbrook sec…
Monday, September 06, 2021
NEW YORK — Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on…
Friday, September 03, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former NFL player Keith McCants was found dead Thursday at his home i…
Thursday, September 02, 2021
Geneva Poe's Viewing Celebration is Saturday, September 11, 20/21, 10AM - 11AM at Vine Memor…
LOS ANGELES — Gregg Leakes, the husband of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes…
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
Kaycee Moore, an actress who helped fuel the creation of a new Black cinema, bringing intens…
Monday, August 30, 2021
Gregory Brinkley, who was a longtime employee at Hahnemann Hospital, died on August 21, 2021…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jamaican singer and record producer “Lee Scratch” Perry, considered …
Friday, August 27, 2021
Michael Morgan, the music director of the Oakland Symphony in California, who in his 30 year…
Micki Grant, who in the early 1970s became the first woman to write the book, music and lyri…
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Walter Lee (Andy) Anderson, educator and business owner, was born 11/24/1932 and died 3/24/2…
Dorothy E. Williams died on August 20, 2021. She is survived by a host of loving family &…
Jerry Harkness was inspired by Jackie Robinson to take up the game of basketball. He ended u…
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