Tag: obit

(AURN News) — Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84 on Feb. 17, 2026, in Chicago after a lengthy illness, leaving a…

(AURN News) — Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at age 84. This morning, Rev. Al Sharpton called him one of the nation’s…

(AURN News) — Wendy Williams’ father, Thomas D. Williams, has died at 94, People.com reported. Journalist Alex Finnie, Wendy’s niece, announced the…

(AURN News) — According to the BBC, legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar has died at age 73. His wife, Thelma, discovered him…

(AURN News) — Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and revolutionary LGBTQ+ leader, has died at 78. She passed away on…

(AURN News) — The Rev. Jesse L. Douglas Sr., a trusted lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who quietly orchestrated key…

(AURN News) — Musician and producer Ike Turner Jr., the son of Ike and Tina Turner, has died at 67, according to…

(AURN News) — George Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew combat missions in three wars, has died at…

Assata Shakur, the former Black Liberation Army member convicted in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper, has died in…

Joseph A. McNeil, one of four North Carolina A&T freshmen whose 1960 sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro helped ignite…

Danielle Spencer, best known as Dee Thomas on the hit sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” died Aug. 11 at age 60 after a long…

Malcolm‑Jamal Warner, beloved for his role as Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died at 54. The actor drowned while swimming…