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January 11, 2016

Soul singer Otis Clay dies at age 73

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December 4, 2015

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

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September 22, 2015

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

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September 10, 2015

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

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September 8, 2015

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

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August 27, 2015

NBA legend Darryl Dawkins dies at 58

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August 18, 2015

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

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November 17, 2014

Nebraska hospital: Surgeon with Ebola has died

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September 24, 2014

Florida student dies after collapsing in gym

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April 26, 2013

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

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April 12, 2013

Teen bystander dies after Philadelphia playground shooting

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March 29, 2013

Pioneering New York reporter Bob Teague dies at 84

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March 26, 2013

Deke Richards, Motown songwriter-producer, dies

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February 21, 2013

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

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February 19, 2013

Detroit high school basketball coach Al Anderson dies following game

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February 11, 2013

Innovative jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd dies at 80

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July 25, 2012

Ghana VP sworn in hours after president's death

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July 2, 2012

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

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March 22, 2012

Mother of the Reverend Al Sharpton dies at age 87

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January 19, 2012

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

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