In 1968, Harris served as co-chairman of the presidential campaign of then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He and others pressed Humphrey to use the convention to break with Johnson on the Vietnam War. But Humphrey waited to do so until late in the campaign, and narrowly lost to Republican ...
Carrel Richard Bryant was born June 13th, 1928 in East Orange, New Jersey to Lillian and Carrel C. Bryant. He passed away peacefully at his home in Sheridan, Wyoming on December 10th, 2023. Carrel’s life was rich with service and adventure. He proudly served as a paratrooper and pilot ...
Liberian politician Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, Kofi Annan and former Algerian UN politician Lakhdar Brahimi, right, attend an Elders event in South Africa on July 18. GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images Tributes pour in As news of Annan’s death has spread, many are paying tribute to a man who...
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said he had met with Annan only a few days ago. “A rare breed of diplomat; soft spoken but unshakably firm. He had great love for world peace & democracy,” he wrote on Twitter. “Go well son of Africa, Champion of the world!” Deeply sadde...
Liberian politician Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, Kofi Annan and former Algerian UN politician Lakhdar Brahimi, right, attend an Elders event in South Africa on July 18. GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images Tributes pour in As news of Annan’s death has spread, many are paying tribute to a man...