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Nov 4, 2020 · By Taiia Smart Young ·Updated November 4, 2020. Nia Long is mourning a loss that hit close to home. A rep for the actress confirmed to ESSENCE that she lost her beloved father, Doughtry “Doc ...
Nov 19, 2023 · By Kenneth Miles Profiles February 14, 2022. Among other notable subjects for Black History Month, Trenton celebrates the memory of Doughtry “Doc” Long, born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1942. Doc was raised in Trenton and made his home here for decades until his death in January, 2020.
Jan 30, 2020 · Doughtry “Doc” Long, an accomplished author, teacher, writer and celebrated poet who birthed in Atlanta but made Trenton home, has passed. Nia Long, one of three daughters, spoke with The...
Dec 21, 2023 · Doughtry Long Was Nia Long’s Father Known as a Book Author. By Junie Sihlangu. Dec 21, 2023 07:25 A.M. Doughtry Long is Nia Long's father, who was a beloved teacher and author. The actress got to learn more about her father after his death during a week-long visit to the hometown where he grew up. Advertisement.
Long was born in Brooklyn to Talita Long (née Gillman), a teacher and printmaker, and Doughtry Long, a high school teacher and poet. Her mother is of Trinidadian descent. She has an older half-sister, the actress and comedian known as Sommore. When Long was two years old, her parents divorced.
Feb 24, 2020 · That was the case for Nia and her father, Doughtry Long. Doughty, who fathered both Nia and comedian Sommore, was a poet, author and mentor and teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. He died on...
Jun 26, 2020 · Long's father was poet and author Doughtry “Doc” Long, a man passionate about the written word, and a teacher of literature and creative writing. Long acknowledges his influence on her life, and said: Advertisement. “My father was a master of words (...) a poet with stories to tell about the Black experience in America.
