Chadwick Boseman, the leading man of 2018’s record-breaking blockbuster film Black Panther, has passed away from cancer on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. He was 43.
The music industry is mourning the untimely passing of Quinn Coleman, the son of former BET CEO Debra Lee, who died on Monday, Aug. 17,
Former President Barack Obama delivered a powerful eulogy for Congressman John Lewis. On Thursday, July 30, 2020, the 44th U.S. president shared details of Lewis’
Herman Cain, a former presidential candidate and business mogul, has died from complications of the coronavirus. He was 74. Cain, an avid conservative and popular
Civil rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Lewis, is being celebrated on July 30, 2020, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Dignitaries in attendance include
The hip-hop community is in mourning today as it was announced that Malik B, one of the founding members of The Roots, has died at
Congressman John Lewis has died at the age of 80 of pancreatic cancer. On July 17, 2020, reports emerged that Lewis died while in hospice
The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a minister, civil rights icon and lieutenant of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday, July 17, 2020, at his
Actress Naya Rivera has been declared dead after a body found in the California lake where she went missing six days ago has been identified
Zindzi Mandela, considered “the daughter of a nation” as the youngest child of anti-apartheid icons Nelson and Winnie Mandela, has died suddenly and mysteriously. She
Chicago resident, scholar and activist Conrad Worrill, Ph.D., a prominent and influential figure in the pursuit of Black liberation, has died. He was 78. Worrill
Shad Gaspard had one request before he reportedly died — “Save my son.” The former WWE star was found dead by investigators after his body
Singer Betty Wright, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s, has died from a mysterious and undisclosed illness. She was 66 years old.
Little Richard has died at 87. The “Tutti Frutti” hitmaker — who is widely regarded as the pioneer of rock ’n’ roll — has passed
Andre Harrell will always be remembered as the architect of Uptown Records. On Saturday, May 9, the music veteran died at age 59, according to
Chynna Rogers, a model-turned-rapid-fire rapper and rising star in the hip hop game of music, has suddenly passed away at the age of 25, a
Calvin Roger Trent Jr., a nationally recognized expert and advocate for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at
Earl G. Graves Sr., a quintessential American businessman and founder and publisher of the groundbreaking magazine Black Enterprise, passed away on Monday after a long
Bill Withers, the soul singer who gained prominence in the 1970s by releasing a multitude of hits that became classic songs of that era, has
Jazz legend Ellis Marsalis has died. He was 85. Marsalis passed away in a New Orleans hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, and his son
