Memoriam — Joe L. Spratt July 3, 1937 — March 28, 2012

Mar. 27 | Joe L. Spratt was born on July 3, 1937 in Itta Bena, Mississippi to the late Issac Spratt and the late Theola Starks-Spratt. Joe Louis was one of nine children. He was a very soft-spoken man with a great big voice when it came to singing God’s...

Minister celebrates his 105th birthday — Reverend Smith describes himself as a ‘late bloomer’

Jan. 30 |     By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer   On Saturday, January 19, Wayman AME Church in North Minneapolis played host to a glorious event that celebrated the 105th birthday of Reverend Noah Spencer Smith. The church was filled with...