Prominent artist Eldzier Cortor dies at 99
Prominent Black artist Eldzier Cortor died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Long Island, NY. He was 99. Cortor was born Jan. 10, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia and
November 28, 2015
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Prominent Black artist Eldzier Cortor died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Long Island, NY. He was 99. Cortor was born Jan. 10, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia and
Trumpeter and co-founder of funk band Sly & The Family Stone, Cynthia Robinson, dies at 69. Robinson was spunky and spirited and still actively touring. The legendary
Renowned technology entrepreneur and diversity advocate Hank Williams has died at the age of 50. Williams died Nov. 15 after a weeklong stay at the Beth Israel
The former chairwoman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jacqueline A. Berrien, died this past Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. The highly respected litigator was a native of
Samantha Moxey, owner of Decatur’s ATL Beauty Bar, was honored with a candlelight vigil on Saturday, November 8, 2015. The young entrepreneur was remembered during
Fred Thompson, 73, died on November 1, 2015 after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a statement issued by the Thompson family. “It is with
On a mild Saturday morning in September 2015 in a small chapel in Atlanta a crowd of friends, relatives and representatives from the local Jamaica
Actor, model and former host of MTV’s “Yo Momma,” Sam Sarpong, has died at the age of 40 according to his publicist. Reports indicate that Sarpong died of an apparent
The city of Chicago has lost a true religious leader with the death of Apostle Richard D. Henton last week. Henton died at home surrounded
Michael Jackson’s dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, 70, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 in California. Klein once claimed to be the father of two of
Robert Cooper Phillips, aka Koopsta Knicca, a member of the popular rap group Three 6 Mafia, has died. One of the original members of the
Few people are aware that the concept for the Texas International Hair and Tradeshow got started simply as Vince Shelton’s way of finding a more
James H. Mason’s name was an Atlanta household name in the late 1980’s. He owned popular and trendy Black nightclubs The Warehouse, in downtown Atlanta,
Another warrior for Black rights has made his transition to the spirits of our ancestors. Esteemed scholar and an original member of the Black Panther
Jackie Collins wrote 32 books, all appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers’ List. She was a brilliant novelist. Her first book, The World Is Full
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin suffered the tragic loss of her son. Cabral Franklin died after a long battle with cancer. He was 41. Cabral
Dennis Greene, an original member of the cover band Sha Na Na, died from esophageal cancer in a Dayton, Ohio hospital on Sept. 5. He
Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, died Monday morning at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina. She was 91.
Ben Vereen’s son-in-law, Noah Davis, dies at 32 Noah Davis, 32, painter and installation artist, known for establishing the Underground Museum in Los Angeles, California
The past couple of months have been trying for Orlando District 5 Commissioner Regina Hill. Her 24-year-old daughter died under suspicious circumstances Friday afternoon, just
