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YOUNGSTOWN Mr. Jermaine Darnell Stroughter, 41, transcended to his heavenly home Monday, May 3, 2021.
Jermaine was born June 12, 1979, in Youngstown, a son of Eddie B. Sr. and Cora Ann Clayton Stroughter.
Jermaine was known as “Dark” by his family and friends. He attended the Youngstown City Schools system and had been employed at Mor X Industries as a press operator.
He was an avid card player, loved shooting pool and being with family and friends.
He leaves to cherish his memory and cherish his legacy his five children, Jermaine Stroughter Jr., Tylor Stroughter and Nyema Whisel, all of Youngstown, Jeremih Stroughter of New Jersey and Chanel Davis of Farrell, Pa.; four siblings, Mrs. Deanna (Chauncey) Dothard of Youngstown, Yolanda Stroughter and Eddie B. Stroughter Jr., both of Columbus, and Caul Jones of Dallas; a granddaughter, Ne’Omi Jennings; three aunts; three uncles; 17 nieces and nephews; 22 great-nieces and -nephews; and a host of other family and friends.
Sitting here on the eve of the eve of New Yearâs Eve, reminiscing on the collective shit show this year has been for everyone in the country, state, and Triad is definitely a bummer. But things certainly could have been a lot worse for both Ian and me. That is the thing about our white, cisgender privilege, just the acknowledgment of this truth is something that a lot of those who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, differently-abled, and of a different gender identity donât have the luxury of doing.
With the senseless murders of Black people by police this year, especially that of Breonna Taylor, many white folks like Ian and myself have (finally) started to wake up and realize that Black women in this country have been consistently dealt a bad hand and deserve better. As Megan Thee Stallion artfully put it in her recent