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11 Black luminaries who lost their lives to COVID-19
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Sytonia Reid
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
(L-R) Benny Golson, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Marilyn Maye, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Ellis Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2017 Gala "Ella at 100: Forever the First Lady of Song" on April 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln Center)
Music
Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead at 85; fought coronavirus
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JANET McCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press