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Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was the largest Black funeral chapel in the city and has a long history of community service, particularly during the civil rights movement. [12] [13] The funeral home supported the movement by providing transportation for black voters and participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, [14] [15] conduct class for colored wardens, with E. P. Wallace, serving as the ...
Lincoln Johnson Ragsdale Sr. (July 27, 1926 – June 9, 1995) was an influential leader in the Phoenix-area Civil Rights Movement.Known for his outspokenness, Ragsdale was instrumental in various reform efforts in the Valley, including voting rights and the desegregation of schools, neighborhoods, and public accommodations.
The League had grown so large that it supported numerous offshoots, serving bankers, publishers, lawyers, funeral directors, retailers and insurance agents. The Great Depression of 1929-39 was a serious blow, as cash income fell in the Black community because of very high unemployment, and many smaller businesses closed down.
From left to right: Kyle Schieweck, Bruce Lindke, Art Smith and Craig Baxter at Grace Memorial Celebration of Life Center on May 31, 2024. Lindke and Smith have been funeral directors for 50 and ...
During the Funeral Rule Workshop in DC last September, a National Funeral Directors & Morticians Board member admitted, "I was one of those people very hesitant [to post prices online].” His ...
In Jim Crow South, some reclaimed dignity in death | Opinion
A homegoing (or home-going) service is an African-American and Black-Canadian Christian funeral tradition marking the going home of the deceased to the Lord or to Heaven.
The new $9 congestion fee is a real killer — even for the dead. Funeral home directors in Manhattan are already considering passing on the surcharge to those burying the dead, they told The Post ...