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Linda Phares passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Cumberland Times News on 2024-04-26.

Teddy Seymour was officially designated the first African American man to sail around the world solo when he completed his voyage on June 19, 1987, in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He was born in Yonkers, NY, Oct. 1, 1941. He passed away on April 11, 2023, in Eugene, Oregon. He was 8

After spending "32 years and some change" with the Lynchburg Fire Department, Robert Lipscomb has retired.

Capt. Jennifer Collins, health and safety officer for the Lynchburg Fire Department, believed there was no way she would win an EMS Health and Safety honor when she attended the

CHICAGO DEFENDER — 300 Entertainment, the label home of Megan Thee Stallion launched a content and film division, 300 Studios. 300 Studios is headed by Kevin Liles, who is chairman and CEO of both 300 Entertainment and Elektra Music Group, with former Viacom executives Kelly Griffin as head of creative strategy and Nolan Baynes as GM. The post “Race: Bubba Wallace” and the Future of NASCAR first appeared on BlackPressUSA.

In an exclusive interview with rolling out president Rashad Richey, US Vice President Kamala Harris shares her take on HBCU funding, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Russia/Ukraine situation and more. The post VIce President Kamala Harris confident Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘will be 1 of the greatest’ appeared first on Rolling Out. | In an exclusive interview with rolling out president Rashad Richey, US Vice President Kamala Harris shares her take on HBCU funding, Judge Ketanji Brown Jacks...

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dedicated community organizations such as LeMoyne-Owen and its 160 years of educating young people; STAX Records and its historic creation of the “music of our lives” that represented an era of progress for Black people; Metropolitan Baptist Church, where Dr. King would meet and strategize; the intersection of Mississippi Boulevard and Walker Avenue, where Ida B. Wells and Peeples Grocery stood as a testament to Black business success, and the world-famous Four Way...

We are our neighbors keeper, and we will work to revitalize our community, thus bringing everyone along with opportunities to become engaged in the process of this revitalization movement.

Fifteen years after starting her first EMT classes, Capt. Candace Brown of the Lynchburg Fire Department has received this years prestigious, competitive Governor’s Award for Outstanding Emergency Medical Service (EMS)