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Soul singer Otis Clay dies at age 73

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Melvin Williams, former Baltimore drug kingpin who acted in ‘The Wire,’ dies at 73

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Willie Mae Seaton, feted for classic American food, dies at 99

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Dr. William Grier, co-author of 'Black Rage,' dies at 89

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Helen Burns Jackson, mother of Rev. Jesse Jackson, dies at 92

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NBA legend Darryl Dawkins dies at 58

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Emma Didlake believed to be oldest US veteran dies at age 110

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Nebraska hospital: Surgeon with Ebola has died

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Florida student dies after collapsing in gym

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Cordell Mosson, bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic, dies at 60

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Teen bystander dies after Philadelphia playground shooting

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Pioneering New York reporter Bob Teague dies at 84

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Deke Richards, Motown songwriter-producer, dies

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Lou Myers, Mr. Gaines on 'A Different World,' dies

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Detroit high school basketball coach Al Anderson dies following game

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Innovative jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd dies at 80

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Ghana VP sworn in hours after president's death

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Leontine Kelly: African-American United Methodist female bishop dead at 92

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Mother of the Reverend Al Sharpton dies at age 87

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Johnny Otis dead: 'Willie and the Hand Jive' writer dies at age 90

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