Some big names are heading to the Capital Region, and we're rounding up concert announcements and sharing them here. This ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Cairo-based African Export-Import Bank, also known as Afreximbank, has officially launched its much-talked-about $1 billion Pan-African Film Fund, with publishing veteran Lavaille ...

Bettye Higdon McCay, age 95, passed away on June 21, 2026. She was born on July 10, 1930 to Joseph Clarence Higdon Jr. and Ida Mae Corley in Belzoni, MS. A graduate of Delta State University, she also ...

Bettye Jo Smith Taylor, 87, was born July 27, 1938, and passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, after a lengthy illness. Bettye was born in Fouke, Arkansas, and graduated from Bradley Arkansas High ...

Bettye Odom enjoyed successful careers as a nurse, model, actress and local talk-show host before embarking on a new journey as a longtime Hyde Park spa owner and evangelist for Black skin care. Odom ...

Bettye Acosta, a beacon of love and warmth, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2026, with her family by her side, just shy of her 84th birthday. Born on April 2, 1942, Bettye lived a life filled with ...

Bettye Lou Hammack of Salem, OR passed away March 7, 2026. She was 94 years old. Bettye was born on April 15, 1931, to Nick and Jewel Brinkley. She grew up in Salem and graduated from Salem High ...

Sourcebooks is partnering with author, educator, and social impact strategist Lavaille Lavette on a new children’s imprint, Joyful Pen Books, which will focus on inclusive stories that aim to promote ...

Bettye Louise Mitchell, age 83, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026. She has been a member of Grace Baptist Church for over 30 years. Bettye, better known as the “hot tamale lady”, was known for ...

Elizabeth “Bettye” Misuraca, 89, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. Born July 21, 1936, in Montgomery to Helen Lewis and Harold Kimbrough, Bettye moved to Michigan at ...

Born and raised in the South, Bettye moved to Indiana in 1980. Bettye was preceded in death by her parents John A. and Lorena Weaver, of Rossville, GA, by her daughters Sheri Waldrop, Karen Riley and ...