Superstar entertainer Cher is in mourning today. Her mother, Georgia Holt, has died after battling illness for several months. She was 96.

Hundreds attended funeral services in Lansing for Bishop David Maxwell on Friday. He died last week at the age of 66.

Dr. Calvin Butts, a charismatic and politically savvy preacher from Harlem, NY, has died at 73.

Column by Warren Williams

By Warren Williams