Celebrity Deaths

Switch
October 21, 2021

Tommy DeBarge, member of R&B group ‘Switch,’ is dead at 64

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Highlighted by theGrio, Gen. Colin Powell, is regarded as one of the most influential Black politicians
October 18, 2021

General Colin Powell, the first Black Secretary of State, dead at 84

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EURweb.com
October 14, 2021

R&B singer Emani 22 dead at 22, producer confirms

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October 14, 2021

Kenyan Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, 25, found stabbed to death at home

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Granville Adams
October 11, 2021

‘Oz’ star Granville Adams dead at 58 after cancer battle

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Missy Elliott Aaliyah thegrio.com
September 29, 2021

Missy Elliott tells story behind classic Aaliyah intro on ‘4 Page Letter’

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September 29, 2021

NeNe Leakes shares some of late husband Gregg’s final words

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September 28, 2021

R&B singer-songwriter Andrea Martin dead at 49

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Michael k. Williams thegrio.com
September 25, 2021

Michael K. Williams’ death ruled an accidental overdose: report

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Sarah Dash thegrio.com
September 21, 2021

Sarah Dash, ‘Lady Marmalade’ singer and Labelle co-founder, dies at 76

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September 8, 2021

Police looking for dealers following death of Michael K. Williams

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Carl Bean theGRIO.com
September 8, 2021

Carl Bean, singer of gay pride hit ‘I Was Born This Way’, dies at 77

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Michael K. Williams
September 7, 2021

Michael K. Williams was so much more than an actor

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September 7, 2021

Family, friends honor Gregg Leakes at celebration of life event in Georgia

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Aaliyah Remembered on MTV
August 25, 2021

The lasting influence of Aaliyah 20 years after her death

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August 18, 2021

Chicago DJ SqueakPIVOT, 26, fatally shot in the head

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Chucky Thompson thegrio.com
August 9, 2021

Producer Chucky Thompson, of Bad Boy’s famed Hitmen, dies

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August 7, 2021

Justin Timberlake mourns the death of singer Nicole Hurst

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Vanessa Bryant thegrio.com
August 6, 2021

Vanessa Bryant settles lawsuit with her mother

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August 5, 2021

Fetty Wap’s 4-year-old daughter’s cause of death is revealed

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