Obituaries

Frankie Muse Freeman, a civil rights attorney and the 14th national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, died earlier this year at the age of 101.  Her Omega Omega sevice, the last ritual performed...

Across the Nation Simeon Booker (1918-2017) Booker was a courageous and award winning journalist who put his life on the line to tell the story of Black America during the civil rights movement. (Photo credit: AFRO file...

Carl Edward Murphy Smith, oldest great grandson of AFRO founder, John H. Murphy Sr., died Dec. 15 after a long illness. The Baltimore native and Morgan State University graduate spent most of his career...

Kim Queen Boyd Leathers on Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Mount Vernon Christian Church. Beloved wife of Rev. Dr. Terence K. Leathers, her loving husband of 28 years; precious daughter Kimille Queen Leathers of...