obituaries

August 15, 2023

Alex Collins, former Seahawks and Ravens running back, killed in motorcycle crash at age 28

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June 22, 2023

Jack Stokes, veteran national journalist and avid cyclist, dies at 73

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May 25, 2023

Tributes pour in for rock icon Tina Turner, who died Wednesday at age 83

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May 24, 2023

Walter Royal, acclaimed North Carolina chef who won Iron Chef America, dies at 67

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March 3, 2023

Wayne Shorter, innovative jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89

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January 30, 2023

Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

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January 20, 2023

Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash

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May 9, 2022

Jewell Caples, ‘First Lady’ of Death Row records dies at 53

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Kevin Samuels x theGrio.com
May 6, 2022

Kevin Samuels, an influencer known for his criticism of Black women, has died

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Rollo
March 4, 2019

Nathaniel Taylor, who played Rollo on ‘Sanford and Son’ dies

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Jenkins
February 26, 2019

Bill Jenkins, epidemiologist who tried to thwart notorious Tuskegee Experiment, dies

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George Taliaferro
October 9, 2018

George Taliaferro, first black player drafted by NFL, dies at 91

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Kathleen Dehmlow thgerio.com
June 6, 2018

Woman’s kids pen savage obituary that goes viral: ‘World is a better place without her’

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theGrio featured stories
August 6, 2016

Man’s wife and mistress place dueling obituaries in same newspaper

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