Irving Lee Dorsey, a popular R&B singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1960s, died on Dec. 2, 1986. Dorsey collaborated with artists such as James Brown, the Beatles and Fats Domino. Born in New Orleans, Dorsey served in the Navy during World War II and was an undefeated lightweight boxer who went by the […]

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Shannon Stecker is a creative writer, a marketing director, and a lover of stories. She has spent the past 15 years of her career in a creative space – as a print and broadcast journalist, a freelance writer, a podcast content manager, and now, a marketing executive. A storyteller at heart, Shannon’s passion is to change the narrative of the Black community by creating and sharing stories around love, family, business, and history.