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Rohulamin Quander, Retired Judge and Family Historian, Dies at 81

by James Wright Jr. August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

Political leaders are mourning the death of William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who has died. He was 94. (U.S. House of Representatives via Wikimedia Commons)

Bill Clay Sr., Congressional Black Caucus Founding Member and Missouri Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 94

by Stacy M. Brown July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Music industry professionals are remembering Sylvester Stewart, known to the world as Sly Stone, frontman of the groundbreaking band Sly and the Family Stone, after his death on June 9. (Courtesy of Sly Stone Music)

Sly Stone, Visionary Architect of Funk, Dies at 82

by Stacy M. Brown June 9, 2025June 12, 2025

Willie Edgar Clark, a barrier-breaking computer scientist, has died. He was 94. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Willie Edgar Clark: Remembering His Life, Legacy and Love

by WI Web Staff May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

**FILE** President Bill Clinton talks with Director of the Office of Public Liaison Alexis Herman along the White House Colonnade on Feb. 22, 1995. (White House Photograph Office via Wikimedia Commons)

Alexis Herman Remembered as a True Trailblazer

by James Wright Jr. April 28, 2025December 10, 2025

**FILE** Then-President Barack Obama (center) introduces Pope Francis (left) to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in 2015. (Courtesy of Bowser via X)

Faith

Pope Francis Dies at 88: Nation, DMV Residents Remember First Latin American Pontiff

by Stacy M. Brown, Richard D. Elliott and Micha Green April 21, 2025January 29, 2026

**FILE** Roy Ayers (Werner Nieke, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

An Outpouring of Tributes from Music Icons Continue Following Roy Ayers’ Death

by Stacy M. Brown March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, a leader within the ranks of the New York and national board of the NAACP, died on March 1. She was 92. (Courtesy of NAACP)

Remembering Civil Rights, NAACP Leader Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes

by April Ryan, Black Press USA March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

**FILE** Angie Stone (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Legendary Singer Angie Stone Dies in Car Accident at 63

by Stacy M. Brown March 1, 2025March 3, 2025

Alvin F. Poussaint, shown here during an interview with the National Visionary Leadership Project, was a psychiatrist who provided medical care to civil rights activists in 1960s Mississippi and later became a national authority on the effects of racism on Black mental health. (Screenshot courtesy of National Visionary Leadership Project)

Alvin F. Poussaint, Civil Rights Advocate and Leading Voice on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90

by WI Web Editor February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

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