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John Amos obit, Good Times, theGrio.com

John Amos, best known for his role in the classic sitcom ‘Good Times,’ dies at 84

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Black ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince has died at 29

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Trailblazing author and publisher Tina McElroy Ansa dead at 74

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Frankie Beverly, Maze, Frankie Beverly death, theGrio.com

Frankie Beverly, the soulful frontman of Maze, has died at 77

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James Earl Jones, theGrio.com

James Earl Jones, the man behind voice for the ages, dies at 93

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Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos Cookies, dies at 88

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Erica Ash, theGrio.com

Erica Ash, comedian and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and ‘Mad TV’ star, dies at 46

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The Four Tops, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, theGrio.com

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

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Shay Youngblood, Shay Youngblood books, Shay Youngblood plays, Shay Youngblood death, Shay Youngblood obituary, Black writers, Black novelists, Black queer novelists, Black books, Black plays, A Black Girl in Paris, A Black Girl in Paris book, Shakin the Mess Outta Misery, theGrio.com

Shay Youngblood, writer of ‘Black Girl in Paris’ and ‘Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery,’ dead at 64

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Barrier-breaking model Renauld White dead at 80

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Bill Cobbs, the prolific and sage character actor, dies at 90

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Willie Mays, a baseball giant, dies at age 93

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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95

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Marian Shields Robinson, mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, dies at 86

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The Rev. Cecil Williams, who turned San Francisco’s Glide Church into a refuge for many, has died

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83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals, Louis Gossett Jr., theGrio.com

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. of ‘Roots’ and ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ fame dies at 87

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Dorie Ann Ladner, Mississippi civil rights activist, dies at 81

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Remembering the legacy of Detroit chef Maxcel Hardy

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Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81

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Gail O'Neill, Gail O'Neill model, Gail O'Neill journalist, Gail O'Neill Atlanta, Black supermodels, top black models, Who is Gail O'Neill, theGrio.com

Remembering model and journalist Gail O’Neill

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