James Jackson

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Uche Ojeh, husband of “Today” show co-host and Philadelphia native Sheinelle Jones, died May 18 from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 45. Ojeh, whose full name was Uchechukwuka Adenola Ojeh, was a consultant for IBM, Accenture and then worked with the IT department at The Philadelphia Tribune. Allen Mailman, an advertising executive at the Tribune, will remember Ojeh for his straightforwardness.

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | James Jackson

Uche Ojeh, husband of “Today” show co-host and Philadelphia native Sheinelle Jones, died May 18 from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 45. Ojeh, whose full name was Uchechukwuka Adenola Ojeh, was a consultant for IBM, Accenture and then worked in the IT department at The Philadelphia Tribune. Allen Mailman, an advertising executive at the Tribune, will remember Ojeh for his straightforwardness.

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | James Jackson

Rachel Vivian Hairston, a seamstress, civil rights activist, and beloved family matriarch, died May 11 at her home in the city’s Germantown section. She was 99. Born Feb. 28, 1926, in Hemingway, South Carolina, she was one of 18 children, born to the late John and Etheleen Pressley. She attended public schools in Williamsburg County and counted among her childhood friends the late Sylvia Woods, founder of Sylvia’s Restaurant in the Harlem section of New York City.

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Ronald M. Carpenter, an IRS worker, bartender and Atlantic City safety officer, died May 17. He was 63. He was born March 7, 1962, at Darby Hospital, just outside of Philadelphia. Carpenter was the firstborn son of Walter and Evelyn Carpenter. As an infant, he gave a glimpse of the man he would become — someone who loved peace, quiet and a good laugh. He attended Philadelphia public schools, graduating from Germantown High School in 1980.

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | James Jackson

Myron D. Williams, an entrepreneur, activist, real estate developer and Black youth advocate, died May 12. He was 71. He was raised in the Williamsburg section of New York’s Brooklyn borough, a community shaped by resilience and rich cultural heritage. His father, a Xavier University graduate, converted to Catholicism and rose to the rank of sergeant in the New York Police Department. His mother broke barriers as the first woman to integrate Greenpoint Savings Bank.