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Maynard Jackson 2003 Deaths

Maynard Jackson Age: 65   Influential former mayor of Atlanta, Ga., who transformed the city into a power base for the Black middle class by advocating for the city's Black majority and…

David Ives 2003 Deaths

David IvesAge: 84 television executive who, as president and CEO of Boston's WGBH, introduced Nova, Frontline, and Masterpiece Theater to Public Broadcasting Service viewers. He also…

Josephine Jacobsen 2003 Deaths

Josephine JacobsenAge: 94 poet and short-story writer known for her insightful yet spare verse. Her works frequently pondered the human experience. She served as consultant in poetry to the…

2003 Deaths: G - L

Leopoldo GaltieriJack GelberJ. Paul GettyMaurice GibbAlthea GibsonTom GlazerRobert GoodWinston GrahamMartha Griffiths Arthur GuytonAnne GwynneBuddy HackettAlbert HakimNajeeb HalabySue Sally…

Black Government Officials

    Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders…

Atlanta

(Encyclopedia) Atlanta Atlanta ətlănˈtə, ăt– [key], city (2020 pop. 498,715), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek,…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…