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(April 5, 2005)

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      *We've got more info on the Johnnie Cochran Funeral. As we reported yesterday, it will be held tomorrow at 11 am at the West Angeles Cathedral, 3600 S. Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles.
 
      The presiding Ministers have been announced. They are: Dr. William S. Epps, Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles, the church where Mr. Cochran attended and Dr. Calvin Butts of New York City's Abyssinian Baptist Church.

 

      Here is the official list of speakers at the funeral: (in order of appearance) Earl G. Graves, Sr.; Nelson Atkins, Esq.; The Honorable Charles Rangel; Connie Rice, Esq.; Herman J. Russell; Reverend Al Sharpton; Peter Neufeld, Esq.; Barry Scheck, Esq.; Keith Black, M.D.; Star Jones Reynolds; Professor Charles Ogletree; Reverend Jesse Jackson; Katie Couric; Thomas Burrell; Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; Geronimo ‘ji Jaga’ Pratt; Eric Ferrer, Esq.

 

      In the meantime, Mr. Cochran's body can be viewed by the public today at Second Baptist Church on Griffith Avenue in LA from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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