Obituary

bell hooks thegrio.com
December 21, 2021

What bell hooks taught us

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December 18, 2021

Dr. Charles Johnson, Duke medical school pioneer, dies at 94

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December 7, 2021

Greg Tate was the GOAT of Black cultural writing — we could all learn from his genius

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August 8, 2021

Kool & the Gang founding member Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas dead at 70

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June 26, 2021

Frederick S. Humphries, former FAMU president, dies at 85

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May 15, 2021

Otto Beatty Jr., Black business advocate and husband of Rep. Joyce Beatty, dies

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April 3, 2021

Gregory Kellam Scott, first Black Colorado Supreme Court justice, dies at 72

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March 13, 2021

Ken Kelly, Black space engineer and housing advocate, dies at 92

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February 27, 2021

Up-and-coming opera singer Antoine Hodge dies of COVID-19

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January 9, 2021

Theodore Lumpkin Jr, member of famed Tuskegee Airmen, dies from coronavirus

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December 26, 2020

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer K.C. Jones dies at 88

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November 8, 2020

Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80

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October 25, 2020

Irving McPhail, new president of St. Augustine’s University, dies of COVID-19

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October 3, 2020

Bob Gibson, legendary Cardinal and second Black player to win Cy Young, dies at 84

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September 12, 2020

Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

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Kim English
April 3, 2019

Kim English, iconic House music songstress, has died

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Frank Robinson
February 7, 2019

Hall of Famer, pioneering manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

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Linda Brown thegrio.com
March 26, 2018

Linda Brown, the schoolgirl at the center of 1954 segregation ruling, has died

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Dushon Monique Brown thegrio.com
March 23, 2018

‘Chicago Fire’ actress Dushon Monique Brown has died

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March 21, 2018

Queen Latifah’s mother, Rita Owens, dies after battling heart condition

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