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Chadwick Boseman’s inner circle has revealed the homegoing service plans for the iconic actor who left the world far too soon for his multitude of fans. The 43-year-old thespian great, who delivered remarkable portrayals of historical figures Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson and James Brown onscreen before starring in the box office-busting Black Panther, succumbed after…

Chadwick Boseman lived his life as if there was no tomorrow, which causes his fans and colleagues to shudder now because the acting great and humanitarian passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. But while Boseman was steadily compiling one of the most impressive acting portfolios in modern Hollywood history, he did so while in…

Letitia Wright has written an emotional poem in tribute to her “brother” Chadwick Boseman. The 26-year-old actress — who played his on-screen sister in Marvel blockbuster Black Panther — has opened up following the tragic death of her late co-star, who passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at 43 after a long battle with cancer.…

Hollywood has paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman, following his death at the age of 43 after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer. The Black Panther actor passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, after a secret, four-year battle with colon cancer and Hollywood rushed to pay tribute to the late star. Marvel president Kevin Feige…

Chadwick Boseman, the leading man of 2018’s record-breaking blockbuster film Black Panther, has passed away from cancer on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. He was 43. Boseman succumbed after a four-year battle with colon cancer. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon…

For many women, hair loss is an uncontrollable and unmanageable problem that often leads to low self-esteem. When hair loss occurs, it can be caused by stress, illness and many other factors. As women try to determine the root of the problem, they usually explore many expensive treatments. Massachusetts-based hairstylist Nikia Londy knows all about…

Lindsey Walker is a communications expert, author and cancer survivor. Walker’s career has been fueled by her love for connecting brands with consumers and the media. She is the founder of PR Mentality, LLC, Walker + Associates Media Group and PR Girls Do It Better. Despite her success, her world was turned upside down when…

Friday After Next star Terry Crews and his wife, singer Rebecca Crews, shared that she opted to have a double mastectomy to rid her body of cancer, according to published media accounts. Page Six is reporting that Rebecca Crews, 54, underwent a double mastectomy and major reconstructive surgery on March 3, 2020, with husband Terry…

Adrienne Walker, Ph.D., is a South Jersey native who studies cancer biology. Walker has worked for several medical communication companies as a medical writer and publication manager. As a medical affairs manager, she was responsible for the scientific agenda of international and domestic medical education programs. Over the past decade, she has worked in medical…

Iggy Azalea used Twitter to confess to taking extreme measures to reduce her risk of a health issue back in 2018. The 29-year-old rapper cut the moles off her stomach because she feared they were cancerous. Azalea shared on the social media platform: “I cut the moles off my tummy in case they were cancerous.…

Timbuck2 Forever, the celebration and fundraiser for the Timothy Francis Jones Foundation, was held on Dec. 17, 2019, at The House of Blues in Chicago. DJ Timbuck2 died five years ago due to complications from cancer. He suffered silently and close to his family and friends. As he was coping with the illness he wrote…

Tina Turner celebrates her milestone birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, and she is positive about getting older after suffering from ill health in recent years, including battling cancer and having a kidney transplant. The “Proud Mary” hitmaker says turning 80 is “a second chance at life.” She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I’m 80.…

NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal’s sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, died of cancer on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Harrison-Jex, a 40-year-old mother and graduate of Florida A&M University, had been battling cancer for three years. The news of his sister’s passing was announced by O’Neal’s co-hosts on Thursday’s episode of “Inside the NBA” on TNT, the basketball analysis…

Beyoncé and her sister Solange Knowles were tested for the mutated BRCA2 gene after their father Mathew Knowles informed them he had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The former Destiny’s Child manager has publicly revealed he is battling the illness, and in an interview on “Good Morning America,” he told presenter Michael Strahan that the…

Richard Stephen Shaw, the Jamaican-American rap legend best known as Bushwick Bill of the Texas-based group Geto Boys in the 1980s, has died after his long battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 52. After confusion caused by fellow Geto Boys band member Scarface, who prematurely posted on Instagram that Bushwick Bill died Sunday…

NeNe Leakes will go into the new season of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” with a whole new attitude. On this occasion, Leakes is not biting someone’s head off. This time, she has a reason for joy and elation. According to the longtime RHOA star, her husband Gregg Leakes is finally cancer-free. “Look at God!…

Bushwick Bill, the co-founder of the legendary 80’s/90’s rap group Geto Boys, has revealed that he has been beset with a severe medical condition and that the prospect for survival is grim. The rapper, who was born Richard Stephen Shaw in Kingston, Jamaica, before becoming a Texas-based rap sensation with Geto Boys, told TMZ that…

LL Cool J opens up about how cancer has touched his family LL’s wife, Simone Smith, was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, in 2004, and had to undergo a 15-hour operation to have her right tibia removed and replaced with her left fibula, a steel rod, screws, nails and micro veins from her other leg, but…

Aretha Franklin has been posthumously awarded in a major way. The “I Say A Little Prayer” hitmaker — who died last year at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer — has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for her contribution to American music and culture. Franklin is also the first individual woman to…

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” OG NeNe Leakes seems completely wrung out and exhausted emotionally. As most fans of the franchise “Real Housewives” show know, Leakes’ husband Gregg is battling a stage three cancer diagnosis, which has caused upheaval on this small clan. While on a comedy tour with the likes of Sheri Shephard (former “The…