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In memoriam: Professor Bede Okigbo
Professor Bede Okigbo (Eze-Okigbo I n’Ojoto) Photo source: TWAS Rossa Sep. 29, 1926 – Mar. 31, 2017 —————...
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Lucya Spencer is laid to rest
Sunday 5 March It was standing room only at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Benjamin Avenue, as hundreds of family, friends and colleagues came to...
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Remembering Alice Layiki-Dehne
In Memoriam – Alice Layiki-Dehne LAYIKI-DEHNE, AliceIn loving memory of Alice Layiki-Dehne, who peacefully died of cancer on March 11, 2017. Pro...
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In memoriam: Victor Olufolahan Aiyere
July 28, 1949 – March 15, 2017 Obituary Peacefully at Central West Hospice, on March 15, 2017 at the age of 67 years. Pre-deceased by his parent...
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Remembering Community Leader Dr. Inez Naomi Elliston
Monday, 20 February 2017 Dr. Inez Naomi Elliston, educator, author and community leader passed away peacefully on February 7th surrounded by her fami...
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In memory of Larry McLarty, Toronto’s first Black Canadian P...
Larry McLarty seen at a Black History Month event at police headquarters, in 2014. Photo courtesy of Toronto Police Service. Larry McLarty, Toronto’s ...
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Remembering Buchi Emecheta: Nigerian feminist author
Nigerian author who championed girls dies aged 72 Image copyrightALAMYImage caption“I work toward the liberation of women but I’m not fem...
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Remembering Stanley Grizzle, Canada’s first Black Citi...
Canada’s first black citizenship judge died at 97 this year, 1 day after Remembrance Day By John Rieti, CBC News Posted: Nov 26, 2016 Stanley Gr...
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In memory of Anita Dorothy Harris aged 100
HARRIS, Anita Dorothy (nee Swaby) Passed away on November 23, 2016 at 100 years old. She was the daughter of the late Luth...
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Obituary: Nigerian-Canadian author, political activist Ken W...
Ken Wiwa, son of slain author and television producer Ken Saro-Wiwa, poses in New York May 4, 2009. Nigerian author and political activist Ken Wiwa, a...