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4/3/20

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Ain't No Sunshine: Bill Withers Dead at 81

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3/24/20

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French-Cameroonian Jazz Legend Manu Dibango Dies at 86 From COVID-19 Complications

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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2/24/20

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A Eulogy for 'But What About Harvey Weinstein, Tho?'

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2/24/20

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Katherine G. Johnson, the Groundbreaking NASA Mathematician Featured in Hidden Figures, Has Died at 101

Britni Danielle

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2/23/20

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B. Smith, Trailblazing Fashion Model and Entrepreneur, Dead at 70, Husband Confirms

Karu F. Daniels

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2/19/20

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Boyz N the Hood, 90210 Actress Esther Scott Dead at 66 After Suffering Heart Attack

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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2/18/20

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Ja'Net DuBois Has Died At 74

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2/7/20

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An Artist Ahead of Her Time: Remembering Makeup Artist Vanessa Evelyn

Michela Wariebi

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1/26/20

7:49 PM

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Forever Mamba: The Life and Legacy of Kobe Bean Bryant

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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12/20/19

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Beauty, Brains and Bravery: Remembering Mama Cax

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12/19/19

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Legendary Football Coach Herman Boone, Who Was Immortalized in Remember the Titans, Dies at 84

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12/16/19

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James Robert Kennedy, Beloved High School Football Staple and Inspiration for Radio Movie, Dead at 73

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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11/6/19

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Ernest J. Gaines, Author of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Dead at 86

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10/30/19

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John Witherspoon, Beloved and Prolific Actor-Comedian, Dead at 77

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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10/4/19

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Diahann Carroll, the First African-American Woman to Star on Primetime TV in Non-Domestic Role, Dies at 84

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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10/1/19

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Grammy Award-Winning Artist and Actor Louie 'Original Don Dada' Rankin, of Belly and Shottas, Dies in Car Crash

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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9/30/19

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Jessye Norman, Heralded Soprano of the Opera World, Dies at 74

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9/6/19

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Robert Mugabe, Former President of Zimbabwe, Dead at 95

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8/16/19

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Praisesong for the Writer: The Literary World Mourns the Death of Author Paule Marshall

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8/6/19

10:17 AM

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Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison, One of America’s Greatest Writers, Has Died at 88

Monée Fields-White

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