Author: Baiden Gideon

Alton H. Maddox Jr. was an American lawyer who was involved in several high-profile civil rights cases in the 1980s. Maddox was born on July 21, 1945 and died on April 23, 2023 at age 77. Born in Inkster, Michigan, and raised in Newnan, Georgia, Maddox began practicing law in 1976, after graduating from Howard…

Alton H. Maddox Jr., a famed civil rights attorney who was involved in several high-profile civil rights cases in the 1980s has died. He was born on July 21, 1945 and passed away on April 23, 2023 at age 77. A cause of death is yet to be made public.  Born in Inkster, Michigan, and…

Alton H. Maddox Jr. was an American lawyer who was involved in several high-profile civil rights cases in the 1980s. He was born on July 21, 1945 and died on April 23, 2023 aged 77. Maddox had a lengthy legal career that included fighting for the Black community in New York City. His most notable…

Casper R. Taylor Jr., a businessman and one of the longest-serving member of the House of Delegates who rose to become speaker died in his sleep Monday morning at the age of 88. Taylor was born on December 19, 1934 and passed away at his home in Cumberland, Maryland on April 24, 2023. After graduating…

Late American businessman and one of the longest-serving member of the House of Delegates who rose to become speaker, Casper R. Taylor Jr. in addition to his son Brendan, is survived by another son, Dane Taylor, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Taylor was born on December 19, 1934 and passed away at his home in…

Casper R. Taylor Jr., a long-serving and powerful member of the House of Delegates who rose to become speaker but was ousted by angry voters after shepherding gun control legislation through the General Assembly was married to Polly Taylor. They were married for 64 years until Polly’s death in a car crash in 2021. Taylor…

Casper R. Taylor Jr., a businessman and one of the longest-serving member of the House of Delegates who rose to become speaker died in his sleep Monday morning at the age of 88. A cause of death was not given. With a cause of death not immediately available, Taylor was believed to have been suffering…

Casper R. Taylor Jr. an American politician who served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2003, amongst the longest Speaker’s tenures in Maryland history has died at age 88. He was born on December 19, 1934 and passed away on April 24, 2023. After graduating from the University of Notre…

On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali, then 32 years old became the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocked out 25-year-old champ George Foreman in the eighth round of the “Rumble in the Jungle,” a match in Kinshasa, Zaire. Seven years prior to the famous victory, Ali had lost his…

George Foreman and Muhammad Ali fought just once, in one of the most popular boxing bouts, popularly known as The Rumble in the Jungle.  The fight took place on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between George Foreman,…