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Veteran actress Armelia McQueen has died at the age of 68, Variety reported. Her cause of death has not yet been…
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We are saddened to report that actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was shot and killed over the weekend in southwest…

Roy “Roy C” Hammond, the soul singer best known for writing and producing the Honey Drippers’ song “Impeach the…

Raymond Allen (Sanford and Son, Good Times) died on Monday after a battle with respiratory issues, Variety reports.…

As a superfan of the hip-hop group The Roots, I will always contend that “Water,” a raw and vulnerable tale of…

In light of the recent losses of civil rights icons Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian, America, now in the throes…

Nicole Thea, a 24-year-old YouTube star from London, and her unborn child passed away suddenly on Saturday morning. C…