Memorial Service Details: Viewing: Saturday, May 4, 2019 12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m. Hester, Whitted & Daye Funeral Home, 603 S Main St, Roxboro, NC 27573 Memorial Service: Sunday, May 5, 2019 at…
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April 11, 2019 BY AAGD STAFF Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was given a grand farewell by family and fans during a packed Celebration of Life memorial service…
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Alpha Omega October 26, 1944 February 20, 2019 Mr. John Edward Granger, Sr., was born…
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Lucius Bateman, the San Francisco Bay Area’s black golf professional who had coached so many outstanding players. Bateman passed away in 1975, but not before leaving a tremendous impression…
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Buddy Cooper Memorial Service Scheduled for Sunday, March 23, Bell House Gowanus
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAugust 29, 1957 – March 11, 2018 We are deeply saddened to announce the death of golf instructor Buddy Cooper who lost his battle with cancer early Sunday morning, March…
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Dr. Albert Lee Spaulding, Founder of NOMADS golfing group with Olympic track star Jesse Owens
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJanuary 30, 2018 Dr. Albert Lee Spaulding, 72, of Chicago, an internist specializing in gastroenterology and an early organizer of black sports associations, died Thursday at his South Side home.…
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Golfing Pioneer Charlie Owens Dies at 85 in Winter Haven, FL
by Debert Cookby Debert CookCharlie Owens played in an era when it was nearly unheard of for an African American to play golf. Charlie Owens, a well-respected and admired man who contributed much…
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Charles T. Bell, Sr. Valiant Fighter to End Segregation in Golf
by Debert Cookby Debert CookCharles T. Bell, Sr. was born on September 9, 1918, in Atlanta, Georgia. On August 30, 2017, after a long, robust life, Charles Sr. departed this life. Charles, Sr. grew…
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Nathaniel R. Goldston III, Businessman and Philanthropist Dies
by Debert Cookby Debert CookMr. Nathaniel R. Goldston, III, passed away on July 4, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 78. Â Born in Omaha, Nebraska, to the late Mr. Nathanial Goldston, II, and…
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Harris M. Ginyard, Founding Member, Freeway Golf Course Dies
by Debert Cookby Debert CookHarris M. Ginyard, 93, of Turnersville, NewJersey, Â a member of the Montford Point Marines, the first blacks to join that branch of the armed forces during World War II,…
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August 24, 1976, a bouncing baby boy, Dirk Anthony was born to proud parents Ava and Anthony Ramrattan at San Fernando, Trinidad. There was much to celebrate, doting grandparents, Flora…
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Forrest Parker, Jr., Prominent African American Proprietor of Cokesbury Hills Golf Club Dies
by Debert Cookby Debert CookForrest Bailey Parker, Jr. was born January 13, 1950 at Brewer Hospital to the late Louise (Miller) and Forrest Bailey Parker, Sr.  He died on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 at…