Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Philadelphia minister William Herbert Gray III is dead, according to a family spokesperson. The spokesperson said Gray was attending the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Monday when he suddenly died. He was 71 years old. The spokesman said he had not been ill and […]
Jim Kelly, who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful but brief career in action movies, has died. He was 67. Kelly’s former wife Marilyn Dishman told CNN that the actor died Saturday of cancer, but did not elaborate. Kelly worked as a martial arts instructor in Los Angeles when he was tapped […]
According to The Gospel Newsroom, Gospel recording artists, songwriter and pastor, Rev. Gerald Thompson died today with his family by his side. Rev. Thompson is know for his foot stomping, let’s got to church sound with songs like Hallelujah, I Found Him and Jesus Is My Rock. Gerald Thompson wrote several songs and worked closely with […]
A Philadelphia couple – serving 10 years’ probation for the 2009 death of their toddler after they turned to prayer instead of a doctor – has violated their probation now that another of their children has died. Herbert and Catherine Schaible belong to a fundamentalist Christian church that believes in faith-healing. Philadelphia Judge Benjamin […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority mourns the passing of Mary Shy Scott, of Atlanta, Ga., on April 15, who served as the Sorority’s 23rd International president from 1990-1994. The theme of her administration was Creative Strategies for Action: Addressing the Crises of the 1990’s. Speaking on behalf of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s 260,000 members worldwide, the Sorority’s […]
Christian minister Omarosa Manigault is known for her villainess persona on reality TV. But tonight on OWN, the star portrays a much more sensitive side as she opens up about the horrible loss of her fiancé, Oscar®-nominated actor, Michael Clarke Duncan. Omarosa met Michael in a Los Angeles Whole Foods store and the romance blossomed […]
Cleveland police are investigating the death of a woman in downtown Cleveland Sunday night. Officers said they received a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. of a woman screaming in the area of 75 Erieview plaza, near East 12th behind The Galleria at Erieview mall. When they arrived on scene they found a 53-year-old woman […]
Bobbie Smith (sometimes spelled Bobby), co-founder and long time co-lead singer of the legendarySpinners, has died at age 76. Detroit born Bobbie Smith is most famously remembered for singing Philly Soul with his childhood friends who later became world famous as The Spinners. The group formed in high school as The Domingoes in the […]
Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Lakers whose penchant for showmanship helped turn the game of basketball into “Showtime” and who led the team to 10 NBA championships, died Monday. He was 79. Last week, it was revealed that Buss was hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with an undisclosed […]
Medical examiners have positively identified the body of the renegade former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner, the man authorities say killed four people and wounded three others in a vendetta against his old comrades. That announcement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department came two days after a shootout, standoff and fire at a cabin in […]
It is with great sadness Lauren McCray-Monteiro, Joshua, Isaiah, Justin & the entire Monteiro Family announce the Homegoing Services for Prophet Sean Monteiro as follows: Friday, February 15, 2013 Zion Cathedral Church Of God In Christ Bishop Frank White, Pastor and General Board Member 312 Grand Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 Viewing: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 […]
Friends who witnessed the random gunning down of a 15-year-old Chicago girl less than a week after she performed at President Obama’s inauguration continue to grapple with the senseless loss of the prep school honors student. “She was honestly like the happiest person I know and I don’t know, like, how to cope with this because it […]
