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March 14, 2024
"Grief is love that has no place to go," King tells Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America," noting, "We all…
Joe Madison XM radio channel
February 2, 2024
Madison, the longtime host of SiriusXM's "The Black Eagle," has died at the age of 74 following a battle with…
Willie Batchelor - first Black county commissioner Cook County Georgia
January 29, 2024
The Cook County community re-elected Willie Batchelor between 1985 and 2006, and he retired from the position. He died at…
Josephine Wright Hilton Head island
January 10, 2024
Wright died Sunday surrounded by loved ones, her granddaughter confirmed on a GoFundMe page collecting donations.
January 3, 2024
Nash, the actress ex-wife of the "Godfather of Harlem" star, died Dec. 6 of alcoholic liver disease, from which she…
December 28, 2023
Celebrities are mourning the death of Rivers, the actor, radio personality and Food Network star who died from an unknown…
Joseph Amp Fiddler death
December 19, 2023
Renowned Detroit musician Joseph "Amp" Fiddler has died at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.
Radcliffe Bailey dies
November 16, 2023
Radcliffe Bailey, whose lengthy artistic career saw him construct an outstanding body of work to represent Black history, has died.
November 14, 2023
Finney, an award-winning director of plays covering the Black experience, has died of cancer at 74 after decades of artistic…
Black Panther stuntman dies -- Akili Ramsess
November 6, 2023
The stunt work of 41-year-old Taraja Ramsess was also featured in "Avengers: Infinity War," "The Suicide Squad" and "Creed III."
Harry Porterfield death
October 24, 2023
Porterfield, a veteran of the Army, spent over 50 years working in Chicago TV as a writer, reporter and news…
The Isley Brothers - Rudolph Isley dies
October 13, 2023
Rudolph Isley, a founding member of The Isley Brothers, passed away in Illinois on Wednesday in his sleep, according to…
Hughes Van Ellis - Tulsa Race Massacre
October 10, 2023
Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, passed away Monday in Denver,…
August 21, 2023
In the book, "Reinventing Dance in the 1960s," Solomons expressed that he constantly felt "a burning itch to perform and…
Takeoff murder suspect Patrick Clark
December 29, 2022
A judge in Houston has denied attorneys' request to lower the bond amount from $1 million for Takeoff murder suspect…
Misrach Ewunetie
December 29, 2022
Misrach Ewunetie, a junior pursuing a sociology degree, was last seen entering her dorm room at Princeton on Oct. 14.
Tyrone Downie
November 10, 2022
Tyrone Downie, keyboardist for Bob Marley and The Wailers, died Saturday at a hospital in his native Jamaica; he was…
November 1, 2022
The coroner has confirmed that Master P's daughter, Tytyana Miller, 25, passed away in May from an accidental overdose of…
takeoff_migos_arrest made
November 1, 2022
Takeoff, the youngest member of the rap trio Migos, was declared dead Tuesday at a bowling alley in Houston, where…
October 24, 2022
Daniel Smith, the son of a man born enslaved during the Civil War and the last survivor of five siblings,…