Booker T And The M.G.'s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dies At Age 84

The Rock Hall of Famer co-wrote “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” while part of the house band ...
The Enterprise

Patrick Pioneers – W.G. and Kizzie Akers Atkins Grandchildren

By Beverly Belcher Woody I recently had the privilege of enjoying a wonderful telephone conversation with Mary Alice Atkins ...
Yahoo

Lifetime’s ‘Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Enough’ Drops Trailer With Braxton, Yvette Nicole Brown And Essence Atkins

The first trailer for Lifetime’s Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Enough shows Braxton kicking a no-good boyfriend to the curb. The television film is inspired by Braxton’s hit song and stars the singer ...
Los Angeles Times

She was highly qualified to be California governor. Why did her campaign fizzle?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Toni Atkins knows her way around the Capitol like few others, having served as Assembly speaker and Senate ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Toni Atkins out, Ian Calderon in. Which Democrat can pull ahead of Porter?

Former California Senate President Toni Atkins announced she is dropping out of the 2026 race for governor, seeing no clear path to victory. Meanwhile, former state Assemblyman Ian Calderon has jumped ...
SFGate

Race to replace Gavin Newsom continues to thin as longtime Calif. legislator exits

The California governor’s race is continuing to slim down. Toni Atkins, the first openly gay president pro tempore of the California State Senate, and a longtime legislator, became the latest ...