President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy at Rep John Lewis' funeral in Atlanta;'s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church

We knew this sad day was coming, but it still doesn't lessen the devastation we feel at it happening. Rep. John Lewis has died at age...

I was saddened to hear the news that iconic actress Diahann Carroll has joined the ancestors at age 84 after losing her battle with breas...

You longtime TransGriot readers know I have much love and the utmost respect for civil rights movement icon Rep.John Lewis (D-GA). Earlie...

"Aretha's singing challenged the dangling discords of hate and lies and racism and injustice. Her singing was revelation and was...

Was saddened to hear the news that Aretha Franklin has passed away moments ago at age 76 in her hometown of Detroit. The iconic singe...

It's still hard to believe that my fellow Texan Selena Quintanilla-Perez has been gone now 21 years.  I still remember the shock and h...

So saddened to hear that another one of our community icons has gone on to join the ancestors. Muhammad Ali, 1960 light heavyweight Olym...

Another iconic singer from my childhood has gone.   Was shocked to hear that iconic singer Natalie Cole joined the ancestors last night a...

Hey, have I told y;all how much i love my sis Laverne Cox and proud of her ongoing success?  Well, y'all need to read this blog more o...

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made t...

Now that I've gotten my April Fool's prank post out of the way, back to giving you readers what y'all surf over here for.  Thi...

For many of you who didn't know Jaci Adams, she was typical of many of the #girlslikeus who do the activist work in our community.  Th...

"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do." --N...

Another one of our iconic personalities in H-town passed away yesterday at age 90 in the person of beloved iconic Houston Oilers football co...

My sis Janet Mock has been piling up the frequent flyer miles lately with recent trips from New York to the University of Louisville and T...

Last September I wrote a post calling out feminist icon Gloria Steinem for her transphobic attitudes that were expressed in her writings of...

Octavia St. Laurent passed away in May 2009 , but she still lives on not only in the hearts of those who loved her, but also the memories ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2013 Contact: Michael Brewer Email: mbrewer@nbjc.org Cell:...

Still hard to believe it's been over a year since we lost her , and we got another sad reminded of the person and iconic musician we l...