Avery Lee Goodrich Sr., made the most difficult things in life look easy but it took courage, focus, determination, perseverance, hard work, compassion and hope. He used these gifts to inspire others to succeed in life. Avery Lee Goodrich was a gold star educator and a humble servant of God. As a son, husband, father, [...]

By Lynda Jones Homegoing services were held on Saturday, April 14 for Larry Reed, Sr., one of Milwaukee’s longtime leaders who made his mark in the arena of athletics, business and church during his lifetime. Family and friends paid their last respects and celebrated the life of Reed, Sr. last weekend during visitation and repast [...]

A host of friends and family gathered to celebrate the life of Reginald Dudley Trotman last Thursday, March 1, 2012 at St. Mark AME Church, located at 1616 W. Atkinson Ave. with the Rev. Darryl R. Williams officiating. Trotman passed on Wed., Feb. 22, 2012 at the age of 90 yearsold. Trotman was born in [...]

By Dr. Benjamin Chavis NNPA Columnist The entire world community will continue to be positively impacted by the unprecedented, creative and spirit-edifying eloquent contributions from the gifted-voice and artistic genius of Whitney Houston. While we affectionately mourn her passing with the greatest of sorrow and condolence, we should take this moment forthrightly to affirm the [...]

Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. (Contributing Writer) and Brandon I. Brooks (Asst. Managing Editor) Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Don Cornelius launched the world famous “Soul Train” television series in the early 70’s after working as a journalist during the civil rights movement. The movement inspired him to create an avenue for [...]

(Baltimore, MD) – The NAACP mourns the loss of Judge Robert L. Carter, federal judge and General Counsel for the NAACP during Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and other landmark cases. In 2004, Carter earned the NAACP’s highest honor, the Spingarn Medal. He passed away on January 3, 2012. “We have lost a [...]

The reported death of Ofield Dukes, Dec. 6, has caused the African American community to pause out of respect for the loss of talent and fervor, and out of wonderment at how that particular void will be filled. He founded Ofield Dukes and Associates and for 42 years set the standard of excellence for public [...]

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the rapper, producer and actor affectionately known as Heavy D collapsed in his Beverly Hills home in the morning and died a short time later at a Los Angeles hospital, according to police and the coroner. He was 44. Heavy D, whose real name is Dwight Arrington Myers, was found conscious [...]

The legendary heavweight bosing champion ‘Smokin Joe Frazier’ lost his brief battle to liver cancer on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at the age of 67 years-old. Frazier’s long career in boxing was full of many victories, but he will be most remembered for being the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. A vicious left hook [...]

By Denise Rolark Barnes Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Civil rights icon, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth has died, leaving few remaining living leaders of the U.S. civil rights movement. Shuttlesworth was co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He passed away on Oct. 5, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center, in Birmingham. He [...]