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Category: Obituary

Christopher and Maxine McNair, whose 11-year-old daughter Denise McNair was murdered along with three other young girls on Sept. 15, 1963, hold a press conference on Sept. 20, 1963. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
Posted inBlack History

Maxine McNair, 93, the Last Living Parent of the 1963 Birmingham Bombing Victims, Dies

by Laura Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor January 13, 2022January 13, 2022
**FILE** Rosa Parks with Lani Guinier at a 1993 march on Washington (John Mathew Smith/www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inObituary

Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion, Dies

by Stacy M. Brown January 8, 2022January 10, 2022
**FILE** Sidney Poitier (www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEntertainment

Sidney Poitier, Iconic Actor and Trailblazer for Blacks in Hollywood, Dead at 94

by Stacy M. Brown January 7, 2022January 7, 2022
Helen Chavis Othow
Posted inObituary

Helen Chavis Othow, Sister of NNPA President Benjamin Chavis, Dies at 89

by Stacy M. Brown January 2, 2022January 2, 2022
Posted inObituary

The Year That Was: Prominent Deaths in 2021

by WI Web Staff December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Mary Alice Jervay Thatch (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
Posted inObituary

Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, Freedom Fighter and Publisher of Wilmington Journal, Dies at 78

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
**FILE** Desmond Tutu (Elke Wetzig via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inInternational

Desmond Tutu, Famed Anti-Apartheid Activist and Archbishop in South Africa, Dies at 90

by Stacy M. Brown December 26, 2021December 31, 2021
Harry C. Alford
Posted inObituary

National Black Business Chamber Champion Harry C. Alford Dies

by WI Web Staff December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Bob Dole
Posted inPolitics

Bob Dole, Dedicated Politician and Advocate for Vets, Dead at 98

by WI Guest Author December 8, 2021
Edgar Brookins
Posted inCommunity

The AFRO’s Edgar Brookins Loses His Battle With Cancer

by James Wright Jr. December 8, 2021

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