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William Beasley Harris Dies

1984-11-10T05:00:00+0000

William Beasley Harris, the husband of Patricia Roberts Harris, a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, died Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Hospital after suffering a stroke. Mr. Harris, who was 70 years old, was an administrative law judge with the Federal Power Commission. Previously he was a lawyer and also taught at Howard University law school.


Barbara Harris, First Woman Ordained an Episcopal Bishop, Dies at 89

2020-03-17T22:42:18+0000

Her groundbreaking election angered many conservatives. She even received death threats.


Harris Wofford, 92, Ex-Senator Who Pushed Volunteerism, Is Dead

2019-01-22T17:47:25+0000

A Pennsylvania lawyer, he was instrumental in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, advised Martin Luther King Jr. and headed two colleges.


Paid Notice: Deaths HARRIS, AMBER JANE HARRINGTON

2005-10-10T05:00:00+0000

HARRIS--Amber Jane Harrington. Enthusiast. Born in Manhattan, October 22, 1935; died at home in the Bronx, October 6, 2005. Survived by her father W. Clark Harrington, children Jennie Amber Harrington Harris, Kenneth David Harris Jr., and Anne Clark Harris Carlson (Eric), grandson Henry William Carlson, and partner Jean Rigg. Remembrance and celebration November 26. Donations to Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care, 7th Floor, 1250 Bway, NYC 10001.


Harris Pays Tribute to Women Who Came Before Her

2020-11-08T03:01:12+0000

“I stand on their shoulders,” Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said in her victory speech on Saturday night.


James Harris, Towering Wrestler Known as Kamala, Dies at 70

2020-08-12T20:57:38+0000

He became a top draw portraying a stereotypical menacing African warrior who was always supposed to lose to his white opponents. He died of Covid-19.


Barbara Harris, First Woman Ordained an Episcopal Bishop, Dies at 89

2020-03-17T22:42:18+0000

Her groundbreaking election angered many conservatives. She even received death threats.


Harris Wofford, 92, Ex-Senator Who Pushed Volunteerism, Is Dead

2019-01-22T17:47:25+0000

A Pennsylvania lawyer, he was instrumental in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, advised Martin Luther King Jr. and headed two colleges.


Judith Rich Harris, 80, Dies; Author Played Down the Role of Parents

2019-01-01T23:43:08+0000

Genes and peer groups play a greater role than parents in how children turn out, Ms. Harris wrote in the best-selling “The Nurture Assumption.”


Barbara Harris, Stage, Screen and Improv Actress, Dies at 83

2018-08-21T23:53:58+0000

Ms. Harris got her start with the Second City and went on to win a Tony Award and to appear in films like “A Thousand Clowns” and “Nashville.”



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Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:44:31 +0000

She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.

Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:03:53 +0000

His tenor anchored generational hits like “Joy to the World” and “One” by one of pop music’s commercial powerhouses of the early 1970s.

Michael Parenti, Unapologetic Marxist Theorist and Author, Dies at 92

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:09:16 +0000

A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.

John Forté, Who Forged a Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:35:34 +0000

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After his sentence was commuted, he clawed his way back.

Woodie King Jr., a Driving Force in Black Theater, Dies at 88

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:40:08 +0000

His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:45:27 +0000

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.



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