Obituaries

Civil rights activist, Gardner Taylor dies at age 96

The Mississippi Link Newswire A noted preacher and civil rights activist died yesterday at the age of 96. Gardner Calvin Taylor (June 18, 1918 – April 5, 2015) was an American preacher, noted for his eloquence […]

Obituaries

Obituary of Stephanie Parker Weaver

Activist….Leader….Lecturer….Author….Trailblazer…Powerhouse  Known as “Sistah Hurricane,” Stephanie Parker Weaver, a cherished wife, mother, sister, and friend, was born September 30, 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi. Stephanie was the third of four children of the late Frank and […]

Education

Longtime JSU Choral director Castilla funeral arrangements set

The Mississippi Link Newswire Funeral arrangements have been set for Jackson State University’s longtime director of Choral Activities, Willenham Cortez Castilla, who died Feb. 28. The funeral will take place 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, […]

Obituaries

The Blazers honor Kersey with emotional tribute

By ANNE M. PETERSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers honored beloved former player Jerome Kersey with an emotional 25 seconds of silence before their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. Kersey, […]

Entertainment

Legendary jazz musician Clark Terry dead at 94

By CHARLES J. GANS NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, who mentored Miles Davis and Quincy Jones and played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight […]

News

Republican Rep. Nunnelee of Mississippi dies

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A spokeswoman says U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi, a fiscal and social conservative elected to Congress in a Republican wave of 2010, has died. He was 56. Elizabeth Parks, the […]

Obituaries

Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49

By RICK FREEMAN  The Associated Press Stuart Scott was in his element, working a “Monday Night Football” game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation. Doctors discovered a tumor during surgery and Scott […]