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Frankie Beverly, Maze, Frankie Beverly death, theGrio.com
September 11, 2024

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

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James Earl Jones, theGrio.com
September 9, 2024

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

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August 15, 2024

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

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Erica Ash, theGrio.com
July 30, 2024

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
July 24, 2024

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

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July 3, 2024

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

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July 1, 2024

Barrier-breaking model Renauld White dead at 80

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June 27, 2024

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

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June 19, 2024

Willie Mays, a baseball giant, dies at age 93

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June 11, 2024

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

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May 31, 2024

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

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April 24, 2024

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
March 29, 2024

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

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March 14, 2024

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

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March 6, 2024

Remembering the legacy of Detroit chef Maxcel Hardy

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January 22, 2024

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
October 14, 2023

Remembering model and journalist Gail O’Neill

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August 12, 2023

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remembered in a memorial service as fighter for those in need

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August 5, 2023

Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70

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June 1, 2023

Veteran character actor John Beasley, who appeared in the TV drama ‘Everwood,’ dies at 79

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