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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, 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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Maxcel Hardy died, Chef Maxcel Hardy, Chef Maxcel Hardy detroit, Did Chef Maxcel Hardy die?, Maxcel Hardy Coop Detroit, Maxcel Hardy One Chef Can 86 Hunger theGrio.com

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

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

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

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Tina Turner, theGrio.com

Tina Turner, the queen of rock and roll, dies at 83

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NFL giant and civil rights icon Jim Brown dies at age 87

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Democratic Georgia state Rep. Tish Naghise dies at age 59

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