Death notices for Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and the Yakima Valley.

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Ilyasah Shabazz, author, educator and daughter of civil rights ...

Detroit — Standing before a crowd Monday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Ilyasah Shabazz quoted her father, Malcolm X: "When we face divisiveness that tries to convince us ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metro-east groups are hosting multiple events to honor the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The federal ...

Metro-east groups are hosting multiple events to honor the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The federal holiday for King is on Monday. King’s birthday was Thursday, when he ...

On Martin Luther King Jr., Day, the nation reflects on the Civil Rights Movement by invoking a familiar cast of heroes. We repeat the same names, the same photographs, the same speeches—often without ...

A movie mogul in the making. Mary J. Blige signed a deal with Lifetime to produce three original films inspired by her music. The first film in the series is Be Happy, named after her hit single from ...

Mary J. Blige has extended her partnership with Lifetime for three new original films, including the first “Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy” directed by Gabourey Sidibe. The singer and actress ...

For lovers of books, movies, characters, and more, Jan. 1 annually marks more than just a new year; it's also the start of new copyrighted items entering the public domain, making classic works ...

Soskin’s family said she passed peacefully at her home in Richmond, Calif., on Sunday. “This morning on the Winter Solstice, our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Betty Reid Soskin, passed ...

(KRON) — Betty Reid Soskin, beloved former Bay Area park ranger, has died, according to her family. She was 104. Soskin’s family said she passed peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sunday morning.