Apr 1 2013

One of the founders of the Soul vocal group

Bobbie Smith, who as a member of the Spinners sang lead on such hits as “I’ll Be Around” and “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” has died. He was 76.

Smith died Saturday of complications of pneumonia and the H1N1 flu virus, according to a statement from Nat Burgess, the Spinners’ manager.

Mar 29 2013

Only day Mass is not normally celebrated

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez will celebrate the Good Friday liturgy at noon today at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

In the simplest liturgy of the church year, the account of the Passion and Death of Christ is proclaimed from the Gospel of John. As part of the liturgy, Gomez will carry a cross into the cathedral, recalling how Jesus carried a cross along the Via Dolorosa, the “Way of Suffering,” on his way to being crucified.

Mar 28 2013

Mass, crafts and blessing

March 28
Second Baptist Church will hold Holy Week services that feature a 6 p.m. Bible study followed by worship at 7 p.m. Church: 2412 Griffith Ave., Los Angeles.
 
St. Brigid Catholic Church will hold a washing of the feet service featuring choir music beginning at 7 p.m. on Holy Thursday, 5214 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles.
 

Jan 24 2013

Born in Nazi Germany but became an ex-patriate in the U.S.

It’s unusual to find a Black man who grew up in and survived Nazi Germany, but that is exactly what happened to Hans Massaquoi, who later moved to the United States and became the managing editor at Ebony magazine. Memorial services have not been announced.

Massaquoi, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 19, his birthday, in Jacksonville, Fla., said his son, Hans Massaquoi Jr. His father, he said, had been hospitalized over the Christmas holidays.

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