Chris Boykin KNOTTS ISLAND – Chris Boykin, 31, passed away Feb. 9, 2008. Chris was born in Norfolk and resided most of his life in the Pungo section of Virginia Beach. Chris was co-owner of Boykin ...

Christopher Boykin, popularly known as Big Black from the MTV show Rob & Big has died at 45. Boykin co-starred with skateboarder Rob Dyrdek on the series for several seasons before the reality show ...

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The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

Michael Jason Boykin ROANOKE – Michael Jason Boykin, 32, of Roanoke and formerly of Pungo, Va., passed away Friday, July 30, 2010. He was preceded in death by his older brother, J. Christopher Boykin.

*Christopher “Big Black” Boykin, star of MTV’s reality series “Rob & Big,” has died at age 45, his management confirmed on Tuesday. An official cause of death has yet to be announced, but multiple ...