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A lifelong Democrat who nonetheless worked to bring Republicans into her orbit, Albright was chosen to be America's top diplomat, where she had been only the second woman to hold that job.

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A celebration of Life and military honors service will be held for William T (Bill) Harden March 2, 2022.

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Maxine McNair, who was the last living parent of the four African American girls murdered in a 1963 Alabama church bombing by the Ku Klux Klan, died on January 2, 2022 at 93.

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“Our dear brother Donny passed away early this morning at home, peacefully, surrounded by family,”

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She was known as "The Queen of Basketball!"

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André Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.

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Mrs. Dollarson was a pivotal elder in our community. She was a woman of great strength, wisdom, and generosity.

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Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance, has died.

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She would have turned 100 on Jan. 17.

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Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, the third-generation editor and publisher of The Wilmington Journal, died December 28 at the age of 78.

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