J. Charles Jones, a civil rights activist both in Charlotte, North Carolina, and nationally …
Obituaries
Friday, January 17, 2020
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Dorothy Miller, an educator, died on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2019. She was 78.
Rocky "Soulman" Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father o…
Maybe you've heard his name — on WHYY, or WDAS AM and FM, or WPEN AM, or WCAU AM.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Barbara Jean Thompson, an entrepreneur, died on Thursday, Jan 9, 2020. She was 74.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Bernard Samuel, a jazz pianist, died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. He was 71.
Beverly Allen, a human rights advocate, died on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. She was 72.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Mamie Lang Kirkland died last month at her home in upstate New York. She was the mother of n…
Mbuki V. Mwamufiya, Ph.D, a former agricultural economist and entrepreneur, died on Monday, …
Vardell “Sam” Cooper, a wood craftsman, died on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. He was 54.
Roscoe Nance, a former USA TODAY veteran sports writer who covered the NBA and soccer died o…
Friday, January 10, 2020
Gloria J. West, a retired Correctional Officer, died on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2020. She was 74.
Ruth Crabbe Jones, a former day care provider, died on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. She was 86.
Stephen Byrd, a loving father and son, died on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. He was 49.
Thursday, January 09, 2020
Viviette V. Brooks, a housekeeper and entrepreneur, died on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. She was 100.
Brailford Hodges, an evangelist and construction foreman, died on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. He was 91.
Isabella Jamison, a faithful church mother and member, died on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. She was 105.
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
The first Black woman to earn a degree in meteorology has died, according to Accuweather. Dr…
Monday, January 06, 2020
Eva Mae Daniels, a retired federal government employee, died on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. She was 74.
Dorothy D. Allen, a community activist and deaconess, died on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. She was 96.
Eva B. Dyson, a loving mother and devoted wife, died on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. She was 93.
Friday, January 03, 2020
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Houston Hogg, one of four African-American football players at the Universi…
FORESTVILLE, Md. — Ulysses Currie, a powerful former Maryland lawmaker who was censured in a…
Earl S. Williams, a retired health and physical education teacher, died on Sunday, Dec. 29, …
TOWSON, Md. — Joe A. Hairston, who as the first Black superintendent of the Baltimore County…
Thursday, January 02, 2020
NEW YORK — David Stern had basketball as a passion and law as a profession, one he figured h…
Wanda Bailey-Green, a teacher and political activist, died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. She was 75.
Dallas Stewart Sanders, a retired postal service worker, died on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. S…
Lornita S. Drayton, a crossing guard, died on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. She was 67.
ATLANTA — Nick Gordon, who was found liable in the death of his ex-partner Bobbi Kristina Br…
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Andre L. Parker, a paper factory worker, died on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. He was 62.
Monday, December 30, 2019
The Philadelphia Tribune looks back at some of the deaths this year of notable people who ma…
Henry Clifford Frisby, a retired National Guard brigadier general, former police officer and…
Robin Brown, former blood bank secretary at the University of Pennsylvania, died on Tuesday,…
Dr. Emile M. Webster Sr., a retired dentist, died on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. He was 89.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Charles L. Keels, an Army veteran and retired industrial hygienist, died on Saturday, Dec. 2…
FORESTVILLE, Md. — Ulysses Currie, a powerful former Maryland lawmaker who was censured in a…
Thursday, December 26, 2019
William H. Graves Jr., a former U.S. Postal Service superintendent and real estate agent, di…
James O. Sullivan Jr., a community activist and business owner, died on Sunday, Dec. 15, 201…
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and f…
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Dana Williams, a former nurse, died on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. She was 50.
Monday, December 23, 2019
OGDEN, Utah — A saxophonist who played with the likes of Nat King Cole and Ray Charles was r…
Juan B. Jackson, a retired operational engineer, died on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. He was 71.
Mary E. Thompson, a former postal worker, died on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. She was 95.
Friday, December 20, 2019
Rashidah M. Johnson, a therapeutic staff support worker, died on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. She was 48.
Ulysees Gammage Sr., a U.S. Army veteran and entrepreneur, died on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. He…
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Christine Chambers, a photographer whose pictures of actors of color helped document the ris…
With his health declining, Herman Boone was still mapping out football strategy as if he wer…
Emmanuel F. Byrd, a cabinet maker, died on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. He was 65.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Luther Baldwin Jr., an Army veteran and business owner, died on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. He…
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