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Frank Dukes, Influential Leader of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Dies...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, an influential Birmingham Civil Rights Movement leader and President of Miles College's trailblazing student body in...
Leroy Stover, Birmingham’s First Black Police Officer, Dies at 90
Associated Press
The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90.
Birmingham Police on Friday posted about Stover’s death on...
Pelé, Brazil’s Mighty King of ‘Beautiful Game,’ Has Died at Age...
By TALES AZZONI and MAURICIO SAVARESE
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of...
Loretta Harrison, New Orleans Chef and Praline Shop Founder, Dies at...
Clair Lorell
eater.comLoretta Harrison, a cherished New Orleans chef and the founder of Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, the city’s first praline shop owned by an African...
Cheslie Kryst, 30, Former Miss USA, One of Three Black Pageant...
NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has...
Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
Associated Press
Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, has died. He was 102.
Vice President Kamala Harris and...
Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 54
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on “The Wire” created one of...
‘True Blood’ actor Nelsan Ellis dead at 39
The Associated Press
Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his memorable portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's "True Blood," has died at the age of...
Auburn’s first black football player, James Owens, dies
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) _ Auburn's first black scholarship football player, James Owens, has died after battling heart problems. He was 65.
Owens' wife, Gloria, told...
Congressional Black Caucus Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Icon Julian...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement on the passing of Civil Rights leader Julian Bond:
"Our hearts...