Joan Rivers died today at 81
Joan Rivers died today at the age of 81. According to a statement released by her daughter, Melissa Rivers, Rivers died at 1:17 p.m. while
September 4, 2014
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Joan Rivers died today at the age of 81. According to a statement released by her daughter, Melissa Rivers, Rivers died at 1:17 p.m. while
The staff at rolling out wishes to offer condolences to our 25 Most Influential Women of Atlanta 2013 honoree Valerie Taylor-Perry, Lead Strategist/Owner & CEO
Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy for slain teen Michael Brown at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. For Rev. Sharpton, it was
Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at the funeral for Michael Brown, 18, who was shot to death in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday, August 9,
Rich Nichols, the beloved manager for famed hip-hop band The Roots, has passed away at the age of 55. Nichols, a former DJ, began working with the legendary crew in 1992 and guided their path to stardom and acclaim. He also provided mentorship to other acts, such as Talib Kweli, Little Brother and Jill Scott.
The greats are being called home one after the other this year. Publishing nearly 100 books for children and teens, Walter Dean Myers transitioned from
The life and legacy of actor, author, and civil rights activist Ruby Dee will be honored with a public memorial celebration on Saturday, September 20,
Actor Meshach Taylor dead at age 67 Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as Anthony Bouvier, the assistant to four main female characters on
Bobby Womack, one of soul music’s most gifted and influential singer-songwriters, has died at the age 70 years old. It has yet to be disclosed
Tony Gwynn has died at the age of 54. The Major League Baseball legend battled cancer of the salivary glands for several years. He believed
Actress, author, activist Ruby Dee took her final bow at home in New Rochelle, New York on June 11, 2014. Dee died of natural causes
Legendary artist and activist Ruby Dee dies at 91, two weeks after the passing of late poet Maya Angelou. Dubbed the queen of Black Hollywood,
Adorned with the West African (Ghanaian) Adinkra symbol, Gye Nyame, which means Supremacy of God, on the cover, Maya Angelou’s home-going program is a keepsake. The legendary
Legendary entertainment and banking industry mogul Don Davis died Thursday, June 5, following a brief illness. Davis was chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank
Born McArthur Swindle, a 21-year-old rapper commonly known as “OTF Nunu” or “Nuski,” was gunned down at a shopping mall in the Chatham neighborhood last
The name Ann B. Davis may not ring a bell with the younger set. But for those who grew up during the 1970s, she was
A member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC, for more than 30 years late poet Maya Angelou will be remembered there during a memorial
Noted author, poet laureate and civil rights activist Maya Angelou was found dead Wednesday morning by her caretaker. She was 86. During her lifetime, Angelou
Renowned poet Maya Angelou, 86, passed away at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. According to her literary agent, Helen Brann, she has been “frail” and
Author Sam Greenlee, whose seminal work, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, died on May 19, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. He was 83 years
