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Sommerville started his funeral home business in 1978 in West Akron. His political career began a few years later when he attended a meeting for the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign in ...
The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon Journal has won four Pulitzer Prizes: in 1968, 1971, 1987 and 1994. [2]
If you're still trying to decide, the Beacon Journal editorial board, made up of three editors and five citizen members, has published several items this election season stating its take on ...
Vernon L. Odom, Sr. (9 June 1921 – 22 May 1996) was an American civil rights leader. He was born in Biscoe, Arkansas to Dr. Elijah and Ada Odom. His father was born into slavery in 1859 and later became a physician, his mother was a teacher and raised the children on her own after Elijah Odom's death in 1924.
He worked for one year at the Sandusky Register, and was hired by the Akron Beacon Journal in 1967. [2] For the Beacon Journal, he covered high school sports for three years, [1] the Cleveland Cavaliers for ten years, and covered the Cleveland Indians from 1981 through 2013. [3] He was the President of the Baseball Writers' Association of ...
Beacon Journal Package: 'He was such a good dude': Mysterious slaying of Akron mailman in 2004 remains unsolved Ep. 13: Sam Hughes Sam Hughes, 31, was found beaten to death in his Akron home on ...
Colette M. Jenkins was an American journalist. She was an award-winning religion/ethics writer at the Akron Beacon Journal. [1] [2] [3] While working for the Akron Beacon Journal in 1993, Jenkins was one of several reporters who worked on a project studying race relations in Northeastern Ohio.
Stephanie Warsmith, Akron Beacon Journal November 8, 2023 at 7:02 PM An Akron woman who was convicted of charges related to a crash during a funeral procession that fatally injured her son and ...