Frank Mickens, Who Brought Success to a Tough Brooklyn High School, Dies at 63

Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Frank Mickens in the hallway at Boys and Girls High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant in 1993. NYTIMES: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/nyregion/11mickens.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=frank%20mickens&st=cse By DENNIS HEVESI Pub

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Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, Thanks for a purpose driven life.

Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, the most irrepressible Pan Africanist of his generation, died in Nairobi on 24 May 2009. His friends and colleagues are stunned at the loss of a man who was so full of life and humour, such a determined Afro-optimist, and

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Joining the Ancestory - History going quietly into the night

Do not let our history "go quietly.." Sadly, the obituary pages is a joy read Joining the Ancestors The Michigan Citizen 03.MAY.09 Amelia J. Vance 19.APR.09 ‘REPARATIONS’ RAY JENKINS JOINS THE ANCESTORS 01.FEB.09 The Life of Hilda Greer (Ma’Dear)

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Sad Tidings - Morgan Carter's Passing

Morgan D. Carter "The World's Conversation Starter" Died Sunday, November 16th. He was released Friday from Ingall's Hospital after being treated for chest pains. "The Worlds Conversation Starter" Morgan D. Carter II Motivational Speaker Radio/TV/I

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