Here is a roll call of some noteworthy figures who died in 2024 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): ...

January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 - Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...

As Black America and other minority groups brace for hostility and uncertainty under the incoming administration of Donald ...

Former President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive ...

It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ‘s time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by ...

Carter was the longest-lived U.S. president when he died Sunday at 100. He was just one of many noteworthy people who died in ...

The former president came to Memphis at the height of his political power and after losing to Ronald Reagan. His visits were ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s relationship with Black America hasn’t been perfect, but in light of his Dec. 29 passing at ...

The late president was known for his humanitarian efforts and his close relationship with MLK and civil rights.