Ann B. Davis, played Alice on ‘Brady Bunch’ dead at 88
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
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
After recurring bouts with cancer, which resulted in her being on crutches for four years, suffering severe back pain and having 10 surgeries, Yeatise Gaines,
Mimi Faust’s father passes away “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” star Mimi Faust is currently mourning the loss of her father. The reality starlet shared
The world of black intelligentsia lost a giant of a man and spirit with the death of Paul Robeson Jr., this past Saturday April 26,
DJ E-Z Rock, who rose to fame alongside his musical partner, Rob Base, in the late 1980s, has died. He was 46 years old. Born
DJ Rashad, footwork pioneer, dies DJ Rashad, a Chicago DJ noted for his pioneering of the footwork music movement, has died. Rashad Harden was found dead
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer famously convicted for murder and spent 19 years in prison before the charges were dismissed, has died at age 76. According to numerous reports, Carter died of prostate cancer early this morning at his home in Toronto. Carter founded the nonprofit organization Innocence International in Toronto to assist inmates who are possibly wrongly convicted.
Gabriel García Márquez death Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez has died. Reps for the Colombian novelist confirm that he died Thursday, April 17 at his
Domineque Banks death A staple in the natural hair community has passed away. Domineque Banks, known to many as LongHairDon’tCare2011 on YouTube, died April 9, 2014,
Karyn Washington eulogized by fellow bloggers Karyn Washington’s untimely death is continuing to rattle the black blogging community and her fellow scribes are paying tribute.
Karyn Washington of For Brown Girls commits suicide A rising star in a positive self-love movement has died. Karyn Washington, 22, of Baltimore, Maryland was
Zeituni Onyango, the aunt of President Barack Obama who fought deportation after it was revealed she was an undocumented alien, has died in Boston. She
Former WWF/WWE star, The Ultimate Warrior, has died. Born James Brian Hellwig, the wrestling icon reportedly collapsed at a hotel in Arizona around 6:00pm yesterday
Peaches Geldof dead Peaches Geldof, a popular british socialist and journalist, has died. The news comes from Geldof’s father Bob Geldof, an Irish singer and songwriter,
Chicago House music legend Frankie Knuckles has reportedly passed away at the age of 59. The news was reported a short time ago by 5magazine:
Designer L’Wren Scott dead at 47 The girlfriend of rocker Mick Jagger has died of an apparent suicide. Authorities report that designer L’Wren Scott was