Category Archives: Black History

Doris Wethington knows how to capture an audience. The Village of Fenney resident, who spent nearly 60 years as an opera singer and is known as a triple threat, said performing makes her feel like she is somebody. Dressed in a red velvet colored dress she picked out herself while shopping with her daughter-in-law, DorisContinue reading “Doris Wethington Celebrates 100th Birthday”

Music can bring a community together. Daniel Banks had that in mind when he volunteered his time and voice for a free community Christmas concert that benefited the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The musical event took place at 6 p.m. Dec. 20 at Mount Canaan Missionary BaptistContinue reading “Local NAACP Celebrates 70th Annual Commemoration of Rosa Parks Bus Boycott and Hosts Christmas Concert”