Obituary
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Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, former bassist for The Roots, Dies at 62
Forner The Roots bassist Leonard “Hub” Hubbard passes away at age 62, after battling blood cancer.
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bell hooks, Author, Educator and Feminist Icon, Dead at 69
The academic, activist and cultural critic died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Kentucky, surrounded by friends and family.
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Greg Tate Canonized Black Culture. He Deserves the Same
Tributes pour in for the man and mentor many consider the 'blueprint' for Black cultural criticism, who unexpected death at 64 was confirmed Tuesday.
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Child Actor Jonshel Alexander Fatally Shot in New Orleans at 22
Jonshel Alexander starred as Joy Strong in the Oscar-nominated movie "Beasts of the Southern Wild," when she was 12 years old.
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Jacqueline Avant, Wife of Legendary Music Exec Clarence Avant, Killed During Home Invasion Robbery
The prominent philanthropist and mother of two was 81 years old.
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Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer to Compete at the Masters, Dead at 87
The groundbreaking golfer inspired generations of Black athletes with his poise and perseverance.
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Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95
Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her career.
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FW de Klerk, South Africa’s Last Apartheid President Who Freed Nelson Mandela, Dies At 85
In the final years of his life, the former South African president made many conflicting comments about ending apartheid.
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The Gap Band’s Ronnie Wilson Dead at 73
Ronnie founded The Gap Band with his brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson in the late 1960s.