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Lawrence Franks Jr., known as rapper Huey, has died at the age of 31. The Kinloch, Mo., native was reportedly shot…
Jun 15
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Citizens are demanding answers surrounding the death of 19-year-old Oluwatoyin Salau, a Black Lives Matter activist…
Jun 11
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On Wednesday afternoon, a dark cloud covered the Black Twitter timeline as news was released that Jas “JasFly”…
Jun 9
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Patricia Eva “Bonnie” Pointer, one of the founding members of The Pointer Sisters has died. She was 69 years old.
Jun 3
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Emma Amos may not have enjoyed the same level of name recognition of some of her contemporaries in the art world;…
Jun 2
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In a joint statement, the Washington Wizards and the family of Wes Unseld announced his passing on Tuesday. He was…
May 28
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“I’m still in shock. It was just there yesterday.” said 31-year-old Minneapolis resident Josh Hanks as he battled…
May 26
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Legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb, the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ First Great Sextet, died at the age of 91 in…
May 10
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Betty Wright, the R&B and soul singer known for classics like “Clean Up Woman” and “Tonight is the Night,” has died…
May 9
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The man behind Uptown Records, the New York City-based label that launched the careers of acts like Diddy, Jodeci,…
May 9
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Monée Fields-White
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“I should be better recognized today for sure,” Little Richard said in an August 2010 interview with the Wall Street…
May 6
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Millie Small, the Jamaican singer best known for recording the chart-topping smash “My Boy Lollipop” as a teenager…
May 1
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Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, lovingly known as the “Father of Afrobeat” died on Thursday evening at the age of 79, R…
Apr 23
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“What does it mean for a black woman to work in the U.S. academy today?” This is the question longtime Rutgers…
Apr 9
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Model turned rapper Chynna Rogers, known as Chynna, died Wednesday at the age of 25.
Apr 7
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Monée Fields-White
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The founder and publisher of Black Enterprise, Earl Gilbert Graves Sr., was an internationally recognized authority…
Apr 3
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Jazz legend Manu Dibango has died at the age of 86.
Feb 24
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We regret to inform you that “But What About Harvey Weinstein, Tho?”—the bizarre and increasingly popular defense of…
Feb 24
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Britni Danielle
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Katherine G. Johnson, the NASA mathematician who played a key role in helping America win the space race and whose…