The latimes.com reports that Amiri Baraka died Thursday after weeks of failing health, a family spokesperson confirmed. He was 79. A playwright, poet, critic and
Oscar-nominated actress Juanita Moore, the fifth black performer to receive the coveted nod for her role in the cult classic Imitation of Life (1959), has
Actor Paul Walker, 40, sadly lost his life on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 following a fiery car crash on Hercules Street in Santa Clarita, Calif.–
Celebrities react to the death of Kayo Redd The family of Kayo Redd is reeling after learning that the aspiring rapper was found dead in
Sad news to report in rap the community: Grand Hustle artist Doe B, 22, was gunned down late last night in Montgomery, Ala. Details still
It’s a rolling out tradition to salute those who have departed this life of labor and are claiming their reward in the skies above.
On Friday night, rapper Lord Infamous, one of the founding members of Oscar Award winning group Three 6 Mafia, died of an apparent heart attack
Tao Hsiao, 38, reportedly leapt to his death at the Golden Eagle International Shopping Center in Xuzhou, China. He was fed up with his girlfriend
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the Nobel Prize-winning revolutionary who was the driving force behind the toppling of apartheid in the other U.S.A. — Union of South Africa
David Lee Edwards blew $27 million and died broke 12 years after hitting the lottery. According to a report by the Daily Mail, Edwards, 58,
The reggae singer Junior Murvin, best known for the anthem “Police & Thieves” has died in Jamaica.
Trinity Broadcasting Network, commonly referred to as TBN is a station that many of our gospel greats call home including Shirley Caesar and Dr. Juanita
Actor Paul Walker, 40, dies in a fiery car crash. Sadly, the Porsche crashed into a tree in Santa Clarita, Calif, an area just outside
Houda Rafle, 28, was vibrant and full of energy. An E! News television producer for the Canadian arm, sadly Rafle passed away on Thanksgiving Eve
Statement by the President on the Passing of Civil Rights Leader Rev. T.J. Jemison Longtime Louisiana pastor Rev. T.J. Jemison who advised Rev. Dr. Martin
Lou Reed, the pioneering singer-songwriter who pushed rock music’s artistic, lyrical and musical limits in the ’60s and ’70s, has died at the age of
Former NFL player Reginald “Reggie” O’Keith Rogers, 49, was found dead on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Seattle. A neighbor reported to the media that
Sheila Stewart death A Washington, D.C. radio personality has passed away after a tragic car accident. Sheila Stewart of Radio One fame died early Thursday
Ron Sailor Sr. death A former Atlanta talk show host and journalist has died. Reps for Bishop Ron Sailor Sr. have confirmed his passing yesterday, October
Linwood “Linny” Boyette, 71, has spent the last 20 years showing up at the Rockefeller Center to stand out on the Plaza supporting “Today” show
