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Marvin E. Robinson, who organized civil rights protests across the south in the 1960s before advocating black business leadership and equity in Dallas, has died at the age of 86.Robinson died in his sleep at his home in Dallas on…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, the long-serving chief protocol officer of San Francisco and unofficial advisor to 10 mayors, ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP)…

Richard Knight Jr., Dallas' first Black City manager, died on Monday. He was 76 years old.Knight's son Marcus confirmed his death but declined to provide details as he and other relatives were in the process of notifying family members…

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A celebrated supervisor of the Transportation Security Administration at DFW International Airport died last week after contracting COVID-19, the agency said.Clay King, who has worked for TSA since 2002 and was security officer, is the…

James Wilkerson, a computer journalist for the Dallas Morning News who was as popular for his quick wit and dry humor as he was for his journalism, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital. He was 52.Wilkerson's cause of death is unclear, but…

Dotty Griffith, pioneering Texan food journalist, Daily Texan Hall of Fame winner, cookbook author and longtime restaurant critic for The Dallas Morning News, died on September 13 of pancreatic cancer in her family's home in Dallas. She…

Fuller Goldsmith knew the path of his life long before he started school. While waiting hours for chemotherapy treatments at Children's of Alabama Hospital, the Tuscaloosa native got bored watching Disney Channel and…

Talk show host, businesswoman and former Miss Black Texas Nicole Barrett died of an aneurysm on August 10, aged 46.Barrett, a popular media personality, reported for Elite News in Dallas and hosted "The Nicole Barrett Show" on KLIF-AM…

Diana Natalicio was a pioneer in higher education and was commended for building a small campus in El Paso into a national research facility while expanding college access for Latinos.During her three decades at the University of Texas…

Senior Corporal Arnulfo Pargas died after months of battling COVID-19. He tested positive for the virus on June 12. DALLAS - A procession was held on Thursday afternoon to honor the life and career of a…

A man who campaigned against wearing masks and other preventive measures in his central Texas community during the coronavirus pandemic died of COVID-19 a month after he was admitted to the emergency room. Caleb Wallace…

A Las Vegas-based flight attendant from Southwest Airlines died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his family and staff.Maurice "Reggie" Shepperson, a native of New York, whose brightly colored pants earned him the nickname Skittles…

The Texas state flag on the Dallas Morning News will fly in memory of Larry Derrick on Sunday when half-crew.At about 6-7, Larry Derrick towered over most of his colleagues in the library in the old Dallas Morning News building on Young…

Louise Eiseman, co-founder and chairwoman of Eiseman Jewels at NorthPark Center, died peacefully of natural causes at her Preston Hollow home Monday night.The Dallas native community volunteer and accomplished businessman was 91 years…

Devoyd "Dee" Jennings, President and CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce for Blacks, has died. According to the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce for Blacks, Jennings died on Saturday, July 24th. He was born in 1947.…

"He was devoted to his family and friends and was always ready to help those who were willing to work hard," said Texas State Senator Royce West. The Texas Senate postponed an adjournment early Friday to…

Adam Wampler, Krogers division president in Dallas who led the retailer through the pandemic, died Wednesday.Wampler, 48, joined Kroger in 2019 and became president of the 93-store division a few months later, just as COVID-19 made…