The News Journal

African American funeral homes: essential throughout history and today

African American funeral service providers have long been central fixtures in the communities they serve. There, the funeral home represents more than just a place to hold viewings and coordinate ...
Business Insider

Not being able to hold traditional funerals is yet another 'devastating' way Black Americans are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

When Gregory Burrell's wife passed away almost two years ago, 600 people attended her funeral. Now, during a pandemic that continues to surge in the US, Burrell's funeral home requires an employee to ...
Digital Journal

‘A nightmare’: Virus upsets South African funeral rites

Undertakers clad in canary-yellow protective suits lowered the coffin into the cold soil as a mechanical digger waited nearby to smother the grave. Still numbed by their loss, a family watched the ...
Seattle Times

Funeral homes under strain as deaths surge in South African hub

South Africa’s commercial hub of Gauteng, which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, risks running out of coffins as COVID-19-related deaths surge. While a third wave of coronavirus cases in South ...
New York Post

Funeral service for South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu honors his role in ending apartheid

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A funeral service is underway in Cape Town, South Africa, for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning equality activist who was revered in Africa for ...