Charles D. Moody, Sr. passed away

Academic administrator Charles D. Moody, Sr. (1932 - 2019) founded the National Alliance of Black School Educators, is the vice provost emeritus and professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, and worked as Superintendent of Searches for Hazard Young and Attea....

Julia Reed Hare passed away

Psychologist Julia Reed Hare (1939 - 2019) was the former director of educational programs at the Oakland Museum and hosted talk shows for both ABC television and KSFO radio stations. Hare also co-founded The Black Think Tank located in San Francisco, California and appeared on several television programs offering her expertise and insights on male/female relationships and other issues....

The Honorable Russell B. Sugarmon passed away

Municipal court judge The Honorable Russell B. Sugarmon (1929 - 2019) served on the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee; the Tennessee State Senate, as a referee in Memphis Juvenile Court system, and on the General Sessions bench....

Evans Crawford passed away

Academic administrator and theologian Evans Crawford (1923 - 2019) served Howard University for almost fifty years in several positions, including professor of ministry and as the dean of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel....

David Richards passed away

Military officer David Richards, Jr. (1929 - 2019) conducted over 11,000 parachute operations on behalf of the U.S. Army, and was inducted into the Parachute Rigger Warrant Officer’s Hall of Fame....

Badi Foster passed away

Educator and nonprofit executive Badi Foster (1942 - 2019) was the CEO of the Phelps-Stokes Fund, which serves the educational needs of African Americans, Native Americans, Africans, and the poor. Foster also worked at Princeton University, Rutgers University, University of Massachusetts, Harvard University and Tufts University....

Kenneth Walker passed away

Education professor and basketball referee Kenneth Walker (1930 - 2019) is a collegiate basketball referee and educator who has worked to improve urban education in Rhode Island....

James Ingram passed away

Musician, songwriter, and R & B singer James Ingram (1952 - 2019) was a multiple Grammy Award winner. Some of Ingram's hit songs included "Just Once," "Yah Mo B There;" he also co-wrote Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T."...

Bishop Joseph Howze passed away

Religious leader Bishop Joseph Howze (1923 - 2019) retired from his role as a Catholic Bishop in Biloxi, Mississippi....

Dr. Richard Payne passed away

Neurologist Dr. Richard Payne (1951 - 2019) was an expert on pain management and palliative care. Payne has worked tirelessly to educate the medical community about the issues and breakthroughs in pain management, co-chairing the expert panel of the Agency for Health Care Policy panel that established clinical guidelines for pain management in cancer patients. Payne serves as Chief of the Pain & Palliative Care Service at Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center in New York....

Charles Hunter passed away

Lawyer Charles Hunter (1945 - 2018) worked as an assistant to Chicago Mayor Harold Washington from 1983 to 1986, and as an attorney at The Quaker Oats Company, the law firm of Jones, Ware & Grenard and Dupont de Nemours....

Rosalyn Terborg-Penn passed away

History professor Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (1941 - 2018) taught at Morgan State University in 1969, and is an expert in African American Women's history. From 1978 through 1989, Terborg-Penn served as the Morgan State University Oral History Project Director. She is the author of numerous publications on the struggles and triumphs of African American women throughout history....

Nancy Wilson passed away

Singer Nancy Wilson (1937 - 2018) was a multi Grammy Award winning singer who recorded more than fifty albums, including 'How Glad I Am,' 'The Two of Us' and, 'Love, Nancy.'...

Charles Weldon passed away

Actor and artistic director Charles Weldon (1940 - 2018) appeared in numerous Hollywood movies and television productions. He was a member of the Negro Ensemble Company since 1970 and its artistic director since 2004....

The Honorable Bettye Davis passed away

Political official Bettye Davis (1938 - 2018) was the first African American woman elected to the Alaska House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve in the Alaska Senate....

Charles A. Harrison passed away

Industrial designer Charles A. Harrison (1931 - 2018) is most famous for his work on the team that updated the View-Master, but he has also designed hundreds of other consumer products from hair dryers to sewing machines. He has taught industrial design classes at the University of Illinois and Columbia College Chicago....

Walter Clark passed away

Banker and financial entrepreneur Walter Clark (1928 - 2018) is the owner of Clark Consulting Company, a full-service asset management and financial planning firm, and has held positions with First Federal and the Chicago Transit Authority....

Richard E. Stephenson, Jr. passed away

School superintendent Richard E. Stephenson, Jr. (1929 - 2018) was the former interim general superintendent of Chicago Public Schools. Stephenson has also served as the vice-president of the Chicago area Boy Scouts....

Blanche Burton-Lyles passed away

Cultural heritage chief executive and pianist Blanche Burton-Lyles (1933 - 2018 ) was the founder of the Marian Anderson Historical Society. She was also the first black female pianist to play at New York City's Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra....

Donald Carpenter passed away

Social worker and sociology professor Donald Carpenter (1943 - 2018) served as the chair of the Department of Social Work and Gerontology at Weber State University. He was also the administrator and Head Start director of the Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership, Inc....