A charter member of the Marshall Space Flight Center when it was created in 1960, Brooks Moore, has died at 97.
Australian authorities on Tuesday declared the knife attack on a bishop and
Beloved Australian music identity and Order of Australia recipient Stephen Phillips died earlier this month following a long illness.
Carl Erskine, whose pitching prowess helped the Brooklyn Dodgers end their championship drought in 1955, died Tuesday. He was 97.The Indiana native was a mainstay on the Dodgers teams that reached the World Series five times in eight years from 1949-56. He moved west with the franchise from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957 and played the last of his 12 major league seasons — all with the Dodgers — in 1958.Erskine was the last living member of the "Boys of Summer" Dodgers made famous in Roger...
Carl Erskine, one of the last living Brooklyn Dodgers and a mainstay of a pitching rotation that carried the team to four World Series in the 1950s before the team headed to Los Angeles, has died in his hometown of Anderson, Ind. A thoughtful man who threw himself into charity work later in life, Erskine died early Tuesday morning after a brief illness. He was 97. Part of a nearly mythical group of ballplayers who were anointed "The Boys of Summer" by author Roger Kahn, Erskine played alongside...
Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist’s assistant, Grace Matthews, told The Associated Press that Ringgold died Friday night at her
NEW YORK (AP) — Artist and award-winning children’s book author Faith Ringgold has died. Her daughter, Barbara Wallace, told the New York Times that Ringgold died Saturday. She was 93 Ringgold was celebrated for her story quilts that combine painting, fabric and storytelling in addressing issues of race and gender. Her rise to prominence as
Artist and award-winning children’s book author Faith Ringgold has died
NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist’s assistant, Grace Matthews, told The Associated Press that Ringgold died Friday night at her
Shiraz Asirvadam, 1, died after he was mauled by three German Shepherds at his babysitter's home in Duncanville, Texas.
Radio and club DJ Mister Cee, real name Calvin LeBrun, has died, according to a statement released by New York radio station Hot 97. He was 57. No cause or location was given. “As a family at HOT 97 and WBLS, we’re deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved Mister Cee. He wasn’t just […]