Cecil Fergerson 1931-2013
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- Published on Thursday, 02 January 2014 16:26
- Written by Renee Montgomery
This is a reprint of an article we published on Cecil Fergerson in TNN issue #14 October, 2010
Fergerson grew up in South Central, attending Compton Community College. In 1948 he went to work as a custodian at the old Los Angeles County Museum at Exposition Park, moving to Los Angeles…Eula Mae Jordan English 1922-2014
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- Published on Thursday, 02 January 2014 16:13
- Written by Wyllisa R. Bennett
Mid City resident, Eula Mae Jordan English, the wife of pioneering attorney Herman A. English died of cancer on Wednesday, November 13, 2014 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center surrounded by family.
Beginning in the 1950s, Eula English and attorney Herman A. English were a power couple of LA’s elite, Black…George Stamouvlasis (Stamos) of Capitol Burgers
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- Published on Thursday, 19 September 2013 16:32
- Written by Dawn Kirkpatrick
On July 30th George Stamouvlasis (Stamos) the owner of Capitol Burgers, passed away. Capitol, located at the corner of Pico Blvd. and South Victoria Ave., has been a neighborhood staple for nearly 50 years serving up some of the best hamburgers and pastrami sandwiches in Los Angeles. Customers sang…Joanne (Jo) Christine Schaefer 1947-2013
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- Published on Thursday, 19 September 2013 16:24
- Written by D.V. Lawrence
With the recent passing of long time Mid-City resident, Jo Schaefer, we have lost an avid, dedicated community activist and supportive friend of many. Jo began her activism as the first student director of the Educational Participation In Communities (EPIC)program out of Cal State L.A. where she organized students…LEO BRANTON JR. 1922 - 2013
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 17:50
- Written by Renee Montgomery
Willis Edwards, Famed Local Civil Rights Activist
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- Published on Sunday, 26 August 2012 15:39
- Written by Regina Jones
Regina Jones remembers Willis Edwards.At age 66 and on Friday, July 13th, Willis Edwards succumbed to cancer. Willis was a celebrated force as a civil rights and political activist, once heading the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Branch of the NAACP and shaking things up when he ran the NAACP Image Awards.…Mel Cannel 1921-2012
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 23:39
- Written by Brian Eklund
The poet Robert Frost proclaimed, “Good fences good neighbors make”. But in a time when we’ve taken fence building to extremes, our family was blessed with a neighbor who took them down.
From the time we moved into the Western Heights neighborhood in 1994, Mel Cannel gave meaning to the…John McCallum aka Pee Wee
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- Published on Saturday, 07 April 2012 23:27
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
On March 10, drivers travelling along Adams, west of Crenshaw, were met with a remarkable site.
Approximately 700 bikers representing motorcycle clubs from around the state converged on the Southern Memorial Baptist Church to pay respect to one of their own, John McCallum or as they knew him, Pee Wee.…Elena A. Brown Anthony 1948-2012
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- Published on Saturday, 07 April 2012 23:01
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Elena A. Brown Anthony dedicated 37 years of motivation, inspiration, and leadership to the progress and enhancement of student education in our community.
She began a teaching career at James A. Foshay Junior High School then transferred to Susan Miller Dorsey High School where she advanced from English teacher to…Corinne Pleger
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- Published on Sunday, 12 February 2012 21:17
- Written by compiled by Laura Myers
In late November 2011, community dynamo Corinne Pleger passed away unexpectedly.
Corinne was an award-winning costumer, expert ballroom dancer, volunteer extraordinaire, and a CPA and partner with Brakensiek Leavitt Pleger LLP. She was a past president of West Adams Heritage Association, its longtime treasurer and CPA, and she coordinated…More Articles...
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