Sunrise September 17, 1956 Sunset August 22, 2022 Friday, September 2, 2022 Visitation @ Noon and Service 1:00pm Holy Redeemer COGIC 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way Officiating Pastor Larry … [Read more...]
Homegoing Celebration of Wallace White
Born ~ May 28, 1933 • Departed ~ June 11, 2022 Wallace White, a long-standing community leader, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, after a long illness. He was born on May 28, 1933, to … [Read more...]
Obituary for Theresa L. Robinson
Theresa Laura Robinson, affectionately known as “Mom,” “Big “T”, “Mama T,” ”Terri,” “Lady Theresa,” and “Grandma” passed away on March 15, 2022 after being rushed by ambulance to Inova Fairfax … [Read more...]
Dr. Lester Carter, Beloved Community-Focused Pharmacist Dies at 90
By Karen Stokes Dr. Lester Carter, founder of one of Milwaukee’s first Black-owned pharmacies died at the age of 90 on Monday, Jan. 31. For the last five decades, Carter passionately cared … [Read more...]
Legendary Journalist Gail Berkley Dies at 74
She Worked For Black Press For Over 48 Years By Evan Carlton Ward Sun-Reporter This story was originally published by the Sun-Reporter. Gail Cordelia Berkley-Armstrong, legendary … [Read more...]
National Black Business Chamber Champion Harry C. Alford Dies
It is with great sadness that our warrior leader and president/CEO and co-founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Harry C. Alford, transitioned Monday, Dec. 6, in Washington, D.C. He was … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Radio Personality, Ernie G, Whose Legacy Spans 44 Years, Passes Away at 66
By Karen Stokes Ernest Glenn Mitchell, known to the community as Ernie G., a music icon, radio personality and disc jockey for over four decades, died Friday, June 11 at the age of … [Read more...]
Shaykh Ayyub Al-Amin Provided 40 Years of Service as Anchor in Milwaukee’s Muslim Community
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
In Memory of Audry Pleasant-Gaynor
AUDRY PLEASANT-GAYNOR AUDRY PLEASANT-GAYNOR, Born April 7, 1927 peacefully slept into eternity on November 22, 2020. She was a 75-year Milwaukee resident, who along with her first husband, Rev. … [Read more...]
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John Lewis May Be Gone But, His Legacy Remains
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When we die, we hope that we’ll be remembered but there are certain people in this world who will never be forgotten, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis was one of them. Lewis … [Read more...]
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