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William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black member of Congress and a fierce champion of civil rights and labor, died Wednesday at…
Charles Burrell, the legendary bassist known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” died June 17 at age 104. In 1949, he…
According to People, Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. The former MTV VJ and talk show host rose to…
According to The New York Times, Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday in Los Angeles…
A war hero, a legislative giant, and a Harlem son, Congressman Charles Rangel has died at 94. From the front lines of…
Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, a gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at 94, according…
Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia died Wednesday morning at age 75, his family announced, according to CNN. In a statement, the…
This morning, longtime Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly died at the age of 75 following a battle with esophageal cancer. Connolly was widely…
Sharpe James, who led Newark as mayor for 20 years and helped reshape the city’s downtown, died Sunday in West Orange, New…
According to Sports Illustrated, Dick Crews — the first Black men’s basketball player at the University of Washington — has died at…
According to Essence Magazine, Clarence O. Smith, one of its four founding pioneers, passed away on April 21 at the age of…
Andy Bey, the acclaimed jazz singer known for his remarkable four-octave range, died April 26 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood,…