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Twin babies die from heat-related causes, father charged with involuntary manslaughter

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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

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Willie Mae Seaton, a chef recognized for her classic American food and whose neighborhood restaurant helped put fried chicken on the culinary map, has died.
/ September 22, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

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

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dr. William Grier, a psychiatrist who co-authored the groundbreaking 1968 book, “Black Rage,” has died at age 89.
/ September 10, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

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

GREENVILLE, South Carolina (AP) — Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died. She was 92.
/ September 8, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

NBA legend Darryl Dawkins dies at 58

NBA legend Darryl Dawkins has died at the age of 58.
/ August 27, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

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

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan (AP) — A woman who was believed to be the oldest U.S. veteran at 110 has died, about a month after meeting President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
/ August 18, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Nebraska hospital: Surgeon with Ebola has died

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone died Monday while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the facility said.
/ November 17, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Florida student dies after collapsing in gym

theGRIO REPORT – A South Florida community is mourning the loss of a 10th grade student after he collapsed on a basketball court…
/ September 24, 2014