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Local labor strategist Geraldine Boykin, who spent more than two decades with AFSCME, died on Jan. 13 at the age of 87. (Courtesy photo)

Local Labor Pioneer Geraldine Boykin Dies

by WI Web Staff January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

One of the most astute political strategists to ever work in the labor movement — Geraldine P. Boykin — died on Jan. 13.

Karen Williams (Courtesy photo)

Remembering Former Ward 7’s SBOE Representative Karen Williams

by Sam P.K. Collins December 30, 2022January 24, 2023

Virginia McLaurin

Dancing Centenarian Virginia McLaurin Dies at 113

by James Wright Jr. November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Lillian Estelle Cooper Wiggins (Courtesy photo)

From ‘Singing Hat Check Girl’ to Journalist and Civic Leader Who Predicted ‘The Plan’ for D.C.

by Denise Rolark Barnes November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III (Courtesy photo)

Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, Pastor of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, Dies at 73

by Hamil R. Harris November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

**FILE** Migos performs at the Veld Music Festival in Toronto in August 2017. (The Come Up Show via Wikimedia Commons)

Migos Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead in Houston

by Stacy M. Brown November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

**FILE** Coolio (Courtesy photo)

Coolio, Grammy-Winning ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dies at 59

by Stacy M. Brown September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II Dead at 96

by Stacy M. Brown September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Bernard Shaw (Courtesy photo)

Bernard Shaw, Groundbreaking CNN Anchor, Dead at 82

by Stacy M. Brown September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

**FILE** Nichelle Nichols (Super Festivals via Wikimedia Commons)

Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dead at 89

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor August 3, 2022August 4, 2022