Obit

November 29, 2022

Clarence Gilyard Jr., ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ ‘Matlock’ actor, dead at 66

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September 13, 2022

Ramsey Lewis, legendary pianist and composer, dead at 87

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July 30, 2022

Dr. Marie McDemmond, Norfolk State’s first woman president, dies at 76

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July 15, 2022

William Hart, lead singer/songwriter of The Delfonics, dead at 77

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June 3, 2022

Deborah McCrary, singer for The McCrary Sisters, dead at 67

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May 20, 2022

Bernard Wright, musician and oft-sampled artist, dies at 58

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April 27, 2022

Andrew Woolfolk, Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist, dead at 71

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March 11, 2022

Mourning three Black journalists: Valerie Boyd, Askia Muhammad and Renee Poussaint

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February 20, 2017

James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’ Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73

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August 21, 2015

'New York Times' editor apologizes for 'slave mistress' reference in Julian Bond obituary

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