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by Clarence Page onFebruary 4, 2012
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page revisits the suicide of his ex-wife, Leanita McClain, an award-winning journalist, in light of Don Cornelius' death. He says that black people have long nourished a dangerous myth that we do not commit suicide.
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by Bassey Ikpi onFebruary 2, 2012
Why Don Cornelius' death should start a much-needed dialogue about African Americans and suicide.
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February 2, 2012
From Journal-isms: The news of Don Cornelius' death quickly consumed social media and expanded into the mainstream.
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February 1, 2012
In a September 2010 segment from the Tavis Smiley show, Don Cornelius talks about how he viewed the competition.
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by Akoto Ofori-Atta onFebruary 1, 2012
Actors, rappers, singers and music moguls tweeted their thoughts on the loss of a legend.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onFebruary 1, 2012
Trace his rise to the top in this excerpt from Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Life Upon These Shores.
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by Monée Fields-White onFebruary 1, 2012
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
