Obituary
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Iconic Country Singer Charley Pride Dead at 86 of COVID-19
Another Black veteran of the entertainment industry has died due to COVID-19. Charley Pride, the country singer behind classic songs such as “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone” is dead at 86. Pride’s publicist said that the singer died on Saturday in Dallas of complications from the coronavirus, reports…
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Carol Sutton, Actress Featured in Steel Magnolias and Queen Sugar, Dead at 76 From COVID-19
New Orleans-based actress Carol Sutton, whose long career spanned film, stage, and television performances, has died at 76 from complications of the coronavirus. Sutton had been hospitalized at the Touro Infirmary in New Orleans with a COVID-19 infection and died on Thursday night, reports WGNO ABC. The veteran actress featured in numerous big name film,…
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Friday Actor and 'Gentle Giant' Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Dead at 62 After Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms
Tommy “Tiny” Lister, best-known for portraying “Deebo” in F. Gary Gray’s directorial debut Friday, has died at the age of 62, per TMZ. An official cause of death has not been determined. TMZ further reported: A release from The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department says friends and business associates of Lister became worried Thursday when they…
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Marguerite Ray, Who Portrayed the 1st Black Regular Character on The Young and the Restless, Dead at 89
Marguerite Ray, most known for being the first Black actress to portray the character of Mamie Johnson on the popular soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died at the age of 89. Per the East Bay Times, Ray died in Los Angeles on Nov. 18. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mamie Johnson was…
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Beloved B*A*P*S Co-Star Natalie Desselle-Reid Dead at 53 [Updated]
Natalie Desselle-Reid, most known for co-starring in the beloved Robert Townsend-helmed comedy B*A*P*S (which stood for Black American Princess), has died at the age of 53. An official cause of death has not yet been disclosed. “Just absolutely decimated by this news…Actress Natalie Desselle, a bright shining star passed away this morning,” actress Holly Robinson-Peete…
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Dallas Cowboys Strength and Conditioning Coach Markus Paul Dies at 54
Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning coach Markus Paul died Wednesday night at the age of 54 after suffering from a medical emergency at the team’s practice facility in Frisco, Texas, on Tuesday. From Yahoo Sports: Paul collapsed during a medical emergency on Tuesday morning at the Cowboys’ practice facility in Frisco. He was attended to…
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David Dinkins, New York City’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93
David Dinkins, who became the first Black mayor of the nation’s largest city, died Monday night at his Upper East Side home in Manhattan at age 93, according to the New York Times. His death occurred a little more than a month after his wife, Joyce, who died in October. Many of New York’s top…
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Bobby Brown's 28-Year-Old Son, Bobby Jr. Found Dead in Los Angeles
Robert Barisford “Bobby” Brown Jr., the son of R&B icon Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 28, according to TMZ. TMZ further reports: A source close to the family tells TMZ Bobby Jr. was found dead Wednesday in his home in the L.A. area. Police are still at the house, and our sources…
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Beloved MasterChef Junior Star Ben Watkins Dies at 14
It is with great sadness we report that MasterChef Junior star Ben Watkins has passed away at the age of 14, after a year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer. In a statement, Watkins’ family shared the heartbreaking news via their attorney, Trent Cain: Our Ben went home to be with his mother this afternoon after a year-and-a-half-long…
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Let's Stay Together and Pitch Actor Bert Belasco Dies at 38, Peers Honor Him on Social Media
Bert Belasco, who co-starred in BET’s Let’s Stay Together and Fox’s Pitch, has died at the age of 38. According to BET, the actor was found dead on Sunday, Nov. 8. A cause of death has not yet been officially reported. Variety reports: Belasco, who lived in Woodland Hills, Calif., was in Virginia filming for…