Dedicated sailor overcame prejudice and broke colour barrier
Retired Lieutenant Commander Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has died, the Academy said. He was 85.The Capital of Annapolis reported that Brown died Tuesday. An academy spokesman did not know where Brown died and a cause of death was not immediately known Wednesday.
'Godfather of black radio' opened doors for others
Radio pioneer Harold ''Hal'' Jackson, a staple of New York radio, has died. He was 96.Jackson died Wednesday in a hospital, said Deon Levingston, vice president and general manager at WBLS, a station owned by Inner City Broadcasting, which Jackson co-founded.
Grace Keenan Prince
As a child, Gracie, with her red plaited hair, was the spit of Anne of Green Gables and a complete chatterbox.Born in Windsor in 1929 to Irish-descended parents, Nora and Jack Keenan, she had two siblings: Catherine, who entered the convent, and John, an artist and customs officer.
