Joyce Grant (Robinson) was born on Aug. 5, 1940, at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, the only child to Naomi (Virgil) and John Henry Robinson. She died on Saturday, Jan 18, 2025.
She was raised on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood filled with thriving African American businesses. Her family belonged to St. Anselm’s parish and she attended all Catholic schools from kindergarten through college. Her grammar school was St. Anselm’s Catholic…
