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
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, an up-and-coming Broadway actor known for his work on the Broadway production of Les Miserables, has died after an accidental fall from his mother’s fire escape. He
NBA legend Darryl Dawkins died at the age of 58. Dawkins was known as a fierce driver and rebounder during his 15-year career in the
The Milian family is in mourning. Danielle Milian’s newborn son tragically died just hours after birth. Milian’s son was diagnosed with omphalocele, a birth defect that
Rosemary Jones, who was extremely active in the Atlanta community, died on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at the age of 64. Jones was the director of the
Sister 2 Sister magazine’s managing editor, Lorenzo Brown, has died. He is the husband of the magazine’s publisher, Jamie Foster Brown. Founded in 1988, the women’s magazine
Veteran film and video producer Karolyn Ali, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work on the 2003 documentary Tupac: Resurrection, passed away earlier this
Noted civil rights activist Julian Bond who died this past weekend at the age of 75, will have a private funeral, according to a family
With the passing of Larry “Doc” Elliot, our community has lost a positive voice from the airwaves of many popular radio stations around the country.
Actor Morgan Freeman’s 33-year-old step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, died from stab wounds Sunday morning, according to People magazine. Hines was found by responding officers at about
Civil rights legend Julian Bond dies at 75. The first president (1971-79) of Southern Poverty Law Center since its founding, Bond was also a co-founder and communications
MEMORIAL UPDATE: New York memorial services for Brook will take place on August 29 at 2pm at Medgar Evers College (1650 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn) in
Watts Village Theater Company founder and Los Angeles humanitarian Lynn Manning died Monday after a quiet battle with liver cancer. He was 60 years old.
The only daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s union, Bobbi Kristina, 22, passed away today. The family released this statement to the press: “Bobbi
Bobbi Kristina has died at the age of 22 after seven months of being in a coma. Several celebrities sent their condolences after news broke
Our prayers go out to the Houston and Brown family as what many expected came to pass a short time ago. The 22 year old
Carlos “Shawty Lo” Walker was celebrating on Saturday, July 25, with one his children’s mothers just hours before she lost her life in a car accident
Mildred Joanne Smith, best known for her portrayal as Sidney Poitier’s wife in his film debut, the 1950 drama No Way Out, has died. She
