In Memoriam

Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones died suddenly Wednesday of an aneurysm.

President Bush said Tubbs Jones “was an effective legislator who was dedicated to helping small businesses, improving local schools, expanding job opportunities for Ohioans and ensuring that more of them have access to health care.

“After making history as the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Ohio, the congresswoman worked to expand the rights of all Americans,” Bush said.

Tubbs Jones built a reputation in Congress for speaking out. In 2003, she was the only Ohioan in Congress to vote against a resolution supporting U.S. troops in Iraq.

Also now among the dearly departed:

The Shogun of Harlem, Julius Carry III aka “Sho Nuff” of “Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon” has died at 58. This is going around the Web and I haven’t heard anything definitive other than MediaTakeOut reported it first.

Either way. You can still kiss his Converse.

daniellebelton

6 responses to “In Memoriam”

  1. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    “Memoriam?”

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  2. The Black Snob Avatar
    The Black Snob

    See? I kept spelling it and respelling it and it never looked right.Thanks.

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  3. heartsandflowers Avatar
    heartsandflowers

    It’s hard to separate the hideous way she behaved from some of the good she did. But she was ripe for a primary challenger next election because she had been dropping the ball. Of course none of that matters in the end you know?Or is this the Clinton Curse striking again?

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  4. Talulazoeapple Avatar
    Talulazoeapple

    Is there a Clinton curse? Dianne Feinstein broke her ankle and will miss the convention.That is a creepy coincidence.

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  5. WNG Avatar
    WNG

    And LeRoi Moore, saxaphonist and musical arranger for the Dave Matthews Band died this week too. What’s going on, Snob? It seems like every time I turn on the TV or Computer another famous black person is dead…

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  6. OSIRIS 1906 Avatar
    OSIRIS 1906

    Bruce Leeroy Vs. Sho Nuff !!!Full of Total Win !!Total Epic Battle !!!!

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