Johnson was one-half of the first African American tag team to win the WWE tag team championship Rocky Johnson, former WWE tag team champion and WWE Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 75, WWE confirmed on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Johnson, born Wayde Douglas Bowles, married into the famed Anoa'i family after he wed "High Chief" Peter Maivia's daughter Ata Maivia. … [Read more...] about WWE legend Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, dies at age 75
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten Diahann Carroll Toni Morrison Elijah Cummings John Conyers Jessye Norman John Singleton Kristoff St. John Nipsey Hussle Kevin Barnett Andre Williams Barbara Hillary Dr. Patricia Bath Rev. Clay Evans Rev. George Celemente Dr. Frank James Willie Bowen Frank Robinson Ernest Gaines Irving Burgie … [Read more...] about Gone But Not Forgotten
Evangelist Missionary Mother Ellen Fumbanks and Times contributor, passes
Evangelist Missionary Mother Ellen Fumbanks, who also served as the Milwaukee Times birthday list contributor, passed away on December 9, 2019. She had suffered a stroke earlier this year; she was 77. Mother Fumbanks was born on February 19, 1943 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to the union of Rosie Lee Banks and Charles Barner, Sr. Her mother instilled in her the word of God at … [Read more...] about Evangelist Missionary Mother Ellen Fumbanks and Times contributor, passes
Former Congressman John Conyers dies at 90
Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers, whose 15-year fight to pass legislation that would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday, has died. He was 90. The longtime Michigan Democrat represented what is now the state’s 13th Congressional District (which includes parts of western Detroit) for more than 50 years. Conyers resigned in 2017. Conyers was … [Read more...] about Former Congressman John Conyers dies at 90
Community activist and leader Mildred Harpole passes
On Thursday October 24, 2019, Mildred L. Harpole (nee Cowan) passed away in the hospital with her husband of sixty years, Reuben K. Harpole, Jr., lovingly by her side. Mildred was born and raised in Cleveland, OH; however, she attended St. Frances Academy’s boarding school in Baltimore, MD for a few years for grade school. She returned to Cleveland where she attended high … [Read more...] about Community activist and leader Mildred Harpole passes
Congressman Elijah Cummings passes at 68
An iconic and honorable member of Congress has passed away. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the son of sharecroppers who rose to represent parts of Baltimore, the city where he was born and raised, died early Thursday, October 17, 2019, at age 68. The Maryland Democrat died at Gilchrist Hospice Care, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital, at about 2:30 a.m. EDT from … [Read more...] about Congressman Elijah Cummings passes at 68
Local entrepreneur and community leader, Darrin Reasby, passes
Darrin Reasby local entrepreneur, chef, heart transplant survivor, and community advocate, who died on Saturday, October 19, 2019, was 53. Over the years he worked with many companies, organizations and even worked for several celebrities. But his greatest joy came from teaching children and youth how to be dreamers, and fulfill the purpose of God in their lives. Darrin was … [Read more...] about Local entrepreneur and community leader, Darrin Reasby, passes
Diahann Carroll, pioneering star of ‘Julia’ and ‘Dynasty,’ dead at 84
Diahann Carroll, who pioneered television with her starring role in the 1968 series Julia, died Friday, her daughter Suzanne Kay confirmed to CNN. Carroll was 84. She died early Friday, October 4, 2019, following a battle with breast cancer, according to her publicist Jeffery Lane. Known as much for her talent as she was her beauty and elegance, Carroll was beloved for … [Read more...] about Diahann Carroll, pioneering star of ‘Julia’ and ‘Dynasty,’ dead at 84
Remembering the Life of Minnie Jewel Linyear
Minnie Jewel Linyear was born on August 1, 1946 in Americus, GA to the late Mr. Ernest Davis Sr. and Mrs. Sylvia Davis. Minnie graduated from Sumter High School (Americus, GA) in 1964 followed by receiving her bachelor's degree in Sociology at Xavier University (New Orleans, LA) in 1968 and later received a Master of Science in Management at Cardinal Stritch University in … [Read more...] about Remembering the Life of Minnie Jewel Linyear
Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate who transfigured American literature, dies at 88
Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist who conjured a Black girl longing for blue eyes, a slave mother who kills her child to save her from bondage and other indelible characters who helped transfigure a literary canon long closed to African Americans, died Monday, August 5, 2019, at a hospital in the Bronx. She was 88. Ms. Morrison spent an impoverished childhood … [Read more...] about Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate who transfigured American literature, dies at 88