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Funeral held for Alcorn coach killed by train

BATON ROUGE, La. – Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Louisiana for Alcorn State’s first year Strength and Conditioning Coach Thomas Alvin “Zeus” Hall. Hall, 40, was killed on Sunday, Oct. 16, when he apparently […]

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Bluesman Big Jack Johnson, dead at 70

MEMPHIS – Despite conflicting reports over the weekend that Delta blues musician Big Jack Johnson had died, sources close to his family confirmed that Johnson, affectionately known as the “Oil Man” died Monday morning, March 14, […]

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Entertainment

R&B singer, Teena Marie, dead at 54

LOS ANGELES – Sources have confirmed that Teena Marie, the blue-eyed songbird known for her soulful ballads and funky dance tunes during the 1980s and 90s, including, “Lovergirl,” “Behind The Groove” and “I Need Your […]

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Marshall Alexander, Jr.

Marshall Alexander, Jr. was born on May 5, 1944 in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Marshall Alexander and Mary Callaway-Alexander. He joined the Unity Springs Baptist Church in DeKalb, Mississippi, as a youth and joined Allen Chapel […]