Obituaries

Services set for WJTV’s Dotson

From staff reports The Jackson community continues to mourn the loss of WJTV-TV reporter Melanie Dotson, 22, who died Sept. 16. Described as a young and promising reporter, Dotson was an alumna of Tougaloo College […]

Obituaries

WJTV reporter — Melanie Dotson — dies

From staff reports WJTV-TV reporter Melanie Dotson passed away today. News anchor Melanie Christopher made the announcement today at the top of the 4 p.m. newscast. Dotson was an alumna of Tougaloo College. She graduated […]

Education

Remembering Ollye B. Shirley

Champion of education By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Ollye Brown Shirley, Ph.D., described as a Mississippi icon in education and civil rights, died Sept. 10, of natural causes at her home in Jackson. Family and […]

Obituaries

Sharpton gives eulogy at Curry’s funeral

Leader admonishes Black Press to ‘keep telling the story’ By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney Newswire TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – One minute the congregation was somber and in tears and the next minute they were rocking […]

Entertainment

Legendary actor Gene Wilder dead at 83

Wire Service Reports STAMFORD, Connecticut — Gene Wilder, an actor whose work with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor made him one of the most popular stars of the 1970s and whose memorable portrayals of neurotics […]