Alma Powell, civic leader and wife of the late Colin Powell, dies at 86

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Alma Powell, civic leader and wife of the late Colin Powell, dies at 86
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Alma Powell — who was recognized for her work to empower young people and was married to military leader Colin Powell — died after a brief illness.

Alma Powell, alongside her husband, Gen. Colin Powell, in 1995, answers questions from reporters about his announcement that he won't run for president.

Alma Vivian Johnson, the oldest of two daughters, was born on Oct 27, 1937. She left her home in Birmingham, Ala., in 1953 to study speech and drama at Fisk University in Nashville at 16 years old. Her father was the principal of one of Birmingham’s Black high schools, and her mother ran a day care, according to the obituary sent by Cifrino.When she returned, she took a job as a host at a radio station. Her afternoon show, “Luncheon with Alma,” played music and discussed household tips.

Their marriage the next year, at the First Congregational Church in her hometown, kept her from completing her graduate education. Decades later, however, Mrs. Powell received an honorary degree from Emerson College. She was also the recipient of an honorary doctorate in humanities from Shenandoah University.

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