The Rev. Olden Ray crosses over
Access television ministry pioneer was 82
Frost Illustrated Staff Report
FORT WAYNE—One of the city’s most beloved ministers crossed over earlier this...
Attorney-activist encourages MLK Unity Day attendees
By Madeline Marcelia Garvin
Special to Frost Illustrated
In honor and memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and his legacy, the Martin Luther King Club Inc. held its 27th Dr. King Unity Day Celebration at the Grand Wayne Convention Center with its annual fanfare entitled Celebrate the Life, the Dream and the Legacy.
After all the gospel ensembles and solos, celebratory introductions, and proclamations, Attorney Valerie Hicks-Powe of Alabama laid the gauntlet down to a listening audience...
A century plus and counting
FORT WAYNE—Members of the Brooks family recently gathered to celebrate the 103rd birthday of the family matriarch in a gathering acknowledging that “God has blessed us” to have with six generations of the family living in Fort Wayne. The celebration was Jan. 6 at Wellspring Interfaith center.
Brooks was born in Richmond, Va., Jan. 7, 1909. She came to Fort Wayne after suffering a stroke in 1971 and losing her vision, where she lived with her daughter Edna M. Metoyer. In...
