http://www.legacy.com/SouthCoastToday/Obituaries .asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonI d=107793479 Maria Leca

NEW BEDFORD — Maria "Lili" (di Linzinho) (Pinheiro) Leca, 99, of Fairhaven, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Aleixo Leca.

Born in Brava, Cape Verde, one of 10 children of the late Luis Jose Pinheiro and Henriqueta (Azevedo) Pinheiro, she settled in Fairhave... Read More

You have to be here to believe the life here .The deserted beaches are filled of golden sand that seem to be never ending, with green blue sea and it is so tranquil here it feels like time has almost stopped. The busiest traffic is a chicken, cat and a couple of goats all walking up the cobbled sleepy street at the same time without bothering anyone or each other. The women with there fruits, vegetables or fresh fish in big plastic bowls and buckets balancing on there heads, they must be so heav... Read More

http://www.legacy.com/vvdailypress/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonI d=107246438 Virginia Stell

Virginia T. (Barros) Stell, 88, of Apple Valley, went to meet our Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2008. She had been residing in Brockton, Mass.

Born April 8, 1919, in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Barros and Catherine (Pires) Barros. She graduated form Henry T. Wing High School in Sandwich, Mass. in 1938 as valedictorian.... Read More

Cape Verdeans have been some of the earliest pioneers of the Pacific coast. The Lopes family seems to have led these early explorations. In 1858, Manuel Lopes, a Cape Verdean-born native, became the Seattle’s first barber and Black resident. He was a middle-aged sailor who originally settled in Massachusetts prior to moving to Seattle. About seventy years earlier, Marcus Lopez became the first Black to set foot in Oregon and the first to be killed by Native Americans.

Cape Verdeans have... Read More

Bishop S.C. "Daddy" Madison, who for 17 years guided the United House of Prayer for All People, an affluent African American denomination based in the District, died Saturday night at his home in Northwest Washington. He was 86. . .

During his tenure, Madison erected and dedicated more than 100 sanctuaries throughout the country. He continued to build affordable multi-family housing, assisted living facilities and commercial retail establishments. He also created scholarships for young p... Read More