Obit

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

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Ramsey Lewis, legendary pianist and composer, dead at 87

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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