As graduation nears for Kansas senior student-athlete Cooper Merrill he and those close to him have begun to look back at his time at KU. Some remember his early collegiate successes in his freshman ...

A centenarian who played an important role in the desegregation of public transit in Philadelphia just earned his high school diploma. But not having one never seemed to stop 101-year-old Merrill ...

*A 101-year-old Black man has finally received his high school diploma. Merrill Pittman Cooper attended Storer (then a Normal School) as a high school student from 1934 to 1938. His schooling took a ...

MASON CITY - Merrill L. Cooper, 92, of Mason City passed away peacefully Sunday, August 6, 2023, at the Kentucky Ridge Assisted Living. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 11, 2023 ...