Mrs. Mabel Segun, Nigeria writer who blazed trails in literature, broadcasting and sports is dead . She died in the early hours of Thursday 6 March, 2025 after a brief illness. She was aged 95. The ...
“It is with gratitude to God for a life well spent in the pursuit of excellence in Literature, Broadcasting and Sports that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great ...
Mabel Elizabeth "Sissie" Hornbaker, 95, of Williamsport, MD passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Doey's House in Hagerstown, MD. She was born on July 3, 1929, in Downsville, MD to the late ...
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died ...
Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women's track team, was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
AP Share Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Individual event winners for the final tryouts for the U.S. Olympic women’s track and field team pose in ...
At 92, Mabel "Dolly" Landry Staton remains an icon in the track and field world, a trailblazer who broke barriers for both women and African Americans in the sport. In 1952, she made history as ...