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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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7/18/19

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Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green, Who Integrated the Boston Red Sox, Dies at 85

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7/15/19

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Boxing Legend Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker Dead at 55

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6/10/19

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Bushwick Bill of Iconic Hip-Hop Group Geto Boys Dead at 52

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6/9/19

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West Point Identifies Cadet Killed in Training Accident

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6/4/19

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Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Drummer Lawrence Leathers Dead at 37

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6/1/19

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Harlem Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas Dies at 88

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5/20/19

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Melvin Edmonds, Founder of R&B’s Soulful After 7, Dies at 65

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5/15/19

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Unita Blackwell, Civil Rights Activist and the 1st Black Woman to Be Elected a Mayor in Mississippi, Dies at 86

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5/13/19

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Chris McNair, Father of 16th Street Church Bombing Victim Denise McNair, Dies at 93

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5/13/19

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Rashida and Kidada Jones Say Goodbye to Mother Peggy Lipton

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5/6/19

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Rest in Power: Famed Lindy Hop Dancer Norma Miller Dies at 99

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4/29/19

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Federal Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Dead at 96

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Mugabe, Former President of Zimbabwe, Dead at 95

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

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

Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green, Who Integrated the Boston Red Sox, Dies at 85

Boxing Legend Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker Dead at 55

Bushwick Bill of Iconic Hip-Hop Group Geto Boys Dead at 52

West Point Identifies Cadet Killed in Training Accident

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Drummer Lawrence Leathers Dead at 37

Harlem Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas Dies at 88

Melvin Edmonds, Founder of R&B’s Soulful After 7, Dies at 65

Unita Blackwell, Civil Rights Activist and the 1st Black Woman to Be Elected a Mayor in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Chris McNair, Father of 16th Street Church Bombing Victim Denise McNair, Dies at 93

Rashida and Kidada Jones Say Goodbye to Mother Peggy Lipton

Rest in Power: Famed Lindy Hop Dancer Norma Miller Dies at 99

Federal Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Dead at 96

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Mugabe, Former President of Zimbabwe, Dead at 95

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

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

Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green, Who Integrated the Boston Red Sox, Dies at 85

Boxing Legend Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker Dead at 55

Bushwick Bill of Iconic Hip-Hop Group Geto Boys Dead at 52

West Point Identifies Cadet Killed in Training Accident

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Drummer Lawrence Leathers Dead at 37

Harlem Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas Dies at 88

Melvin Edmonds, Founder of R&B’s Soulful After 7, Dies at 65

Unita Blackwell, Civil Rights Activist and the 1st Black Woman to Be Elected a Mayor in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Chris McNair, Father of 16th Street Church Bombing Victim Denise McNair, Dies at 93

Rashida and Kidada Jones Say Goodbye to Mother Peggy Lipton

Rest in Power: Famed Lindy Hop Dancer Norma Miller Dies at 99

Federal Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Dead at 96