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John Aldon Fruge, 1947 – 2026
John Aldon Fruge passed away peacefully on September 19, 2026, in Alameda. "Aldon had a quiet way of noticing what people needed and making their lives better, often through small acts that required no recognition... What you saw was who he was: genuine, calm, and kind."

Barbara Lee Mourns Gloria Steinem, Remembers a Friendship Rooted in Equality
Steinem became one of the country’s most recognizable advocates for women’s rights, reproductive alternatives and political representation. Lee said one of the most persistent inequities confronting Black women was inadequate access to reproductive healthcare, an issue Lee…
IN MEMORIAM: Dolly Parton Dead at 80 — How She Built a Legacy of Love and Earned Her Place in Black Culture
BAYOU BEAT NEWS — For Black audiences, the bridge to Dolly will always run through Whitney Houston. Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You” as she prepared to leave Porter Wagoner’s television show and released it in 1974. The original was tender and restrained, a country goodbye…