Black History Month: Greenville historian, civil rights leader remembered for life's work
The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures McMaster and White offer condolences to ...
Tallahassee Democrat16d
'The gentlest of gentle souls': Retired FSU professor is remembered by faculty, loved ones
His eldest son Layne Hollander recalled how he often said that as a kid, he would arrive early at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, to watch his favorite player – Jackie Robinson – and the ...
Doctor was leader in Black community, helped bring Spurs to S.A.
Dr. James L. Hadnott is remembered for his service on the East Side and his work as an "advocate for the voiceless." ...
The Florida Times-Union27d
Martin Luther King Jr in Florida: Where civil rights leader stayed, spoke and was shot at
LINCOLNVILLE: King spoke at this church during the civil rights movement, as did Jackie Robinson ... thing left to be seen is how expensive its funeral is going to be.” For the Black attendees ...
National Hockey League25d
Larry Kwong Gave Asians NHL Identity
As the first player of Asian descent in NHL history – and the first non-white not of indigenous descent to break into the league a year after Jackie Robinson shattered baseball’s “color ...
Los Angeles Times18d
Column: Did a famous grave in the Altadena hills survive the fires?
His funeral in 1889 attracted thousands of mourners ... of the City of Roses’ most famous natives, Julia Child and Jackie Robinson. (I appeared in his 2012 documentary about the intense soccer ...
Dayton Daily News13d
Archdeacon: Remembering Marc Katz, longtime Dayton Daily News sportswriter
The funeral service is Monday at 2:30 p.m. at ... ‘You know today is Jackie Robinson’s birthday!’” Marc’s cousin Marty sent a note and said, ‘Marc also would have known that Friday ...
The Greenville News29d
Ruth Ann Butler, a civil rights leader, Black historian, and Cultural Exchange founder, dies
Funeral arrangements have not been announced ... protesting the airport’s telling the first Black Major League Baseball player, Jackie Robinson, to sit in the “colored” waiting room ...