Obituaries

Ava Muhammad was a famous American Black Muslim who was best known for being the first female Minister to preside over a mosque and region in the history of the…

A former Chicago schoolteacher, she appeared on TV in ‘A Different World’ and ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ winning an Emmy in 1993. Mary Alice, an actress known for her Emmy- and…

Clifford L. Alexander Jr., a Harlem-raised, Ivy League-educated lawyer who was a crusading chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the late 1960s and later served as the first…

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Robinson, age 75, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on March 7, 1947, in Columbia,…

Christopher “Pop-pop” Shannon McGill passed away on June 2nd at 52-yeas-old after a brave 3-year battle with brain cancer. He leaves behind a heartbroken wife of 29 years, Tina McGill;…

07/05/1942 – 04/18/2022 Mr. Shedrick Jackson, 79 of Rock Hill, SC passed away peacefully at his residence on April 18, 2022. A funeral service at 2pm was held on Saturday,…

We are sad to report that former Middle Atlantic PGA (MAPGA) member Al Green passed away this past Wednesday, (February 16). He was a significant figure in the history of…

Dr. Milton Desmond Bernard was born on March 6, 1939 and passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Dr. Milton was a resident of Potomac, Maryland. He will truly be…

November 29, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF Editor’s Note (source: PGATour.com): Condolences may be sent to: Lee and Sharon Elder, c/o Dori O’Rourke, PO Box 461899, Escondido, CA 92046 Former…

November 20, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF Billy Gardenhight Sr., Tournament Director for the Skyview Golf Association, Asheville, NC passed away on Friday morning, November 19, 2021, in Asheville, NC.…

On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, D’Lashun Malinda “DeDee” Delaine, age 37, passed away at Cleveland Clinic after a long battle with illness. Affectionately known as “DeDee”, she was born on June…

October 18, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19, his family announced. He was 84. Powell, the first Black…