Obituary Archives - Page 24 of 27 - The Washington Informer

Unita Blackwell

Black Experience, Black History, Obituary

Unita Blackwell, 86, First Black Mayor in Mississippi, Dies

by WI Guest Author May 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Judge Damon Jerome Keith, a Senior Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, is a living civil rights icon and the subject of a documentary about his life, "Walk with Me: The Trials of Damon J. Keith." Judge Keith is photographed at Howard University Law School in Washington, DC on September 23, 2016. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Black History, Obituary

Federal Judge, Civil Rights Icon Damon Keith Dead at 96

by WI Guest Author May 1, 2019December 21, 2021

E. Veronica Scott-Pace

E. Veronica Scott-Pace, Longtime D.C. Advocate for Seniors, Dies at 78

by James Wright Jr. April 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Evans Crawford

Community, Obituary

Evans Crawford, 96, Longtime Dean at HU School of Divinity, Dies

by Hamil R. Harris March 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Frank Robinson

Black Experience, Black History, National, Obituary, Sports

Baseball Trailblazer, Civil Rights Icon Frank Robinson Dead at 83

by WI Guest Author February 8, 2019October 31, 2020

James Ingram

Entertainment, Obituary

James Ingram, 66, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dies

by WI Guest Author January 29, 2019October 31, 2020

Nancy Wilson

Entertainment, Obituary

Nancy Wilson, Legendary Jazz Singer, Dies at 81

by WI Guest Author December 14, 2018October 31, 2020

Charles Harrison

Black History, Obituary

Charles Harrison, 87, Famed Industrial Designer, Dies

by WI Guest Author December 10, 2018October 31, 2020

Roy Hargrove

Entertainment, Obituary, Stacy M. Brown

Tributes Pour in For Jazz Trumpeter Roy Hargrove

by Stacy M. Brown November 7, 2018October 31, 2020

Janette Hoston Harris

Black History, Community, Obituary

Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, D.C. Historian, Dies at 79

by Stacy M. Brown November 7, 2018October 31, 2020