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Delectable Negro

2025

The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture Show full title Written by Vincent Woodard and E. Patrick Johnson Narrated by Stan Brown

Rachel AnnMarie Prentice

1985 – 2023
Beloved Sister and Friend

Rachel AnnMarie Prentice, born on March 22, 1985, in Boston, Massachusetts, passed away on September 26, 2023, in Ocala, Florida. Rachel was a beloved sister, daughter, and friend, whose warmth and kindness touched the lives of many. Rachel grew up in …

Tommie “Terry” Pam Jr.

1957 – 2024
In Loving Memory

Tommie Lee Pam Jr. (Affectionately known as Terry) was born on June 18, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Mary Pam and the late Tommie Lee Pam Sr.. He grew up on Mount Pleasant Avenue in the neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Inspired by h …

David W. Roberts

1945 – 2024

David W. Roberts, 79, a native of Boston and long-time neighborhood activist for the unhoused, handyman to the community, and a passionate affordable housing advocate, died suddenly Monday, August 26th at his home in Dorchester. He is survived by his w …

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Veronica Jean (Haskins) Waters

Veronica Jean (Haskins) Waters

1948 – 2024
Beloved Mother and Community Activist

Veronica Jean (Haskins) Waters went home to the Lord on March 11, 2024, at the age of 75, after a courageous four-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Boston, MA, Veronica was born on September 1, 1948, in the heart of Roxbury. Veronica wa …

Joan McLean

1931 – 2024
Beloved Community Member

Joan Smith McLean departed this life peacefully, June 3, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Joan was a member of Peoples Baptist Church, Boston, for 75 years! She worked faithfully for her Savior. She was the President of the Adella Klugh Missionary S …

Dorothy D. Bethel (Range)

Dorothy Deforest Bethel

1929 – 2024
Retired Boston Public School Teacher

On an early sunny morning on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Dorothy Deforest Range Bethel – a shining light as a master educator, mentor, mother to one surviving child, Denise G. Bethel-Stacke, one granddaughter Sudip Peterson Saunders and one great-grands …

Margaret Elizabeth Jemmott

1926 – 2023

Margaret Elizabeth Jemmott, died on December 9, 2023, peacefully of natural causes. She was 97. Margaret E. (Richards) Jemmott was born June 9, 1926 in Cambridge, MA to Letitia and Cornelius Richards. Margaret grew up in Cambridge where she started wor …