Marilyn Marshall, Author at DefenderNetwork.com

In memoriam: Deaths in 2025

by Marilyn MarshallDecember 30, 2025December 29, 2025

Remembering well-known people of color influential in politics, social justice, and arts who died in 2025.

Trailblazing Houston architect Willie C. Jordan Jr. dies

by Marilyn MarshallOctober 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Political and community leader Willie Belle Boone dies

by Marilyn MarshallJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025

The Defender remembers those who died in 2024. Getty

2024 Year in Review

Influential Figures in Civil Rights, Religion, Politics, and Entertainment Who Passed Away in 2024

by Marilyn MarshallDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

News

Sheila Jackson Lee spoke out on tough issues

by Marilyn MarshallJuly 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Houston broadcast pioneer Charles Porter dies at 81

by Marilyn MarshallOctober 12, 2023October 12, 2023

HISD schools named for African-Americans

by Marilyn MarshallSeptember 4, 2023September 4, 2023

Trailblazer Dr. Edith Irby Jones remembered #DefenderRewind

by Marilyn MarshallAugust 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Ada Edwards

Memorial services set for Ada Edwards

by Marilyn MarshallMarch 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Save money at any age

by Marilyn MarshallJanuary 27, 2023January 24, 2023

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