By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Wes Unseld was one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history and a world champion with the Washington Bullets. But, he was also known as a man of great integrity, who became a vital community leader in his adopted hometown of Baltimore. Unseld died today from pneumonia […]
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Morgan Alum, Former N.J. Mayor, Dies at 90
During the decades Thomas H. Cooke Jr. spent as an elected leader in New Jersey, his city, East Orange, fell on hard times. As a two-term mayor, his focus on restoring the city’s tax base brought the New York Times and network TV reporters across state lines to cover his campaign against slumlords. But the […]
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Mamion Roberta Miles Obituary
Mamion Roberta Miles Mamion Roberta Miles departed this life suddenly on Friday, February 28, 2020. She grew up in Turner’s Station, Maryland. She was the eldest of five children and her parents were the late Willie McDonald Williams also known as “Teapot” and Mamion Welborn Williams. She had four sisters and brothers. She leaves to […]
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Obituary: Josephine Beatrice Demby Brown
On January 31, 2020, Josephine Beatrice Demby Brown, Survived by son; Walter A. Brown, daughter; Shelley Jordon, 2 grandchildren; Jessica and Nicholas Jordon and a host of family and friends. Josephine Beatrice Demby Brown. (Courtesy Photo) Family will receive friends on Saturday at Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 1121 W. Lanvale Street, Baltimore MD for a […]
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Life Celebration for Errol D. Gilliard Jr.
By AFRO Staff It was announced, Feb. 5, that Errol D. Gilliard Jr., son of the late Rev. Errol D. Gilliard Sr. and father of Donte Gilliard, died recently. The community will gather for a celebration of life, 12 p.m., Feb. 15 at Greater Harvest Baptist Church, 1617 W. Saratoga Street in Baltimore. Tributes should […]
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Bruce Hodge III Obituary
Bruce Hodge III (Courtesy Photo) Bruce Hodge III, born Nov. 1, 1950, Baltimore, Md., departed this life on Jan 1, 2020 after a prolonged illness. The son of the late Helena Green Hodge and Bruce Hodge Jr., Bruce leaves behind a daughter, Pamela, sister, Melvena Green, brother DeWitt, sister-in-law, Joanne, his girlfriend, Paulette Turner, and […]
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Services For Bea Scott Announced
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Beatrice Odom Scott (Courtesy Photo) Beatrice Odom Scott, a stalwart member of the venerable Ashburton community of Northwest Baltimore and a teacher in the Baltimore City Public Schools for decades died recently. According to friends she was 77. According to John L. Crew, Jr., President of the Ashburton […]
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Scott, A Matriarch of Ashburton Dies, 77
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Beatrice Odom Scott, a stalwart member of the venerable Ashburton community of Northwest Baltimore and a teacher in the Baltimore City Public Schools for decades died recently. According to friends she was 77. Scott, a native of Richmond, Va., was married to Patrick “Pat” Scott, a longtime political […]
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Celebration of Life Services for G. I. Johnson
The celebration of life services for G. I. Johnson, longtime, past president of the NAACP-Baltimore City Branch, begin with public viewing, 1-6 p.m., Dec. 1, at March Funeral Home-East, 1101 E. North Avenue. The family hour is 3-5 p.m. The wake will be 10 a.m., Dec. 2, at Israel Baptist Church – Main sanctuary, 1200 […]
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Arthur Evans, Sr., Father of Dr. Tony Evans, Dies at 90
Arthur S. Evans Sr., 90, father of Dr. Tony Evans, died, Nov. 26, in Baltimore, Md. In addition to Dr. Evans (Lois) he is survived by another son, Maurice Evans; two adult children preceded him in death: Arthur Evans (Annette) and Beverly Johnson (James); six grandchildren: Chrystal Hurst (Jesse); Sean Evans (Andrea); Priscilla Shirer (Jerry); Damian […]
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Funeral Schedule for Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore, MD and Washington DC.
Oct. 23 Public viewing at Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Dr., Baltimore, Md. 21218, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., immediately followed by a Community-Wide Celebration of the Life of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a […]
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Remembering A Baltimore Hero
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington D.C. Editor Father, husband, beloved Baltimorean and Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District Democratic Representative, Elijah Cummings, died in the early morning of Oct. 17, due to complications from long-standing health challenges, according to his office. He was 68. From a sharecropper’s son to chairman of the U.S. House Committee that investigated […]