NewsObituaryNewsObituaryBill Russell Was the Biggest Basketball Player To Ever LiveThe late Celtic player-coach cast a massive shadow over the whole country.ByKeith ReedPublishedAugust 1, 2022Comments (2)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryA Different World, The Matrix Star Mary Alice Dies at 85The Tony-winner is known for her roles in A Different World, The Matrix: Revolutions, Sparkle and I’ll Fly Away.ByStephanie HollandPublishedJuly 29, 2022Comments (3)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryFormer NFL Player And Jackson State Star Rashard Anderson DiesHe was the last JSU player taken in the first round of the NFL DraftByKeith ReedPublishedJuly 14, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryPhiladelphia's First Black Reporter, Trudy Haynes Has Died At 95“We needed to tell our own stories about our own people.”ByAlexandra JanePublishedJune 11, 2022Comments (1)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryFormer NFL Running Back Marion Barber Dead at 38Police found him deceased in his own home in Texas.ByKeith ReedPublishedJune 2, 2022Comments (1)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryJewell Caples, AKA "First Lady of Death Row Records" DiesThe singer, who recorded with Snoop Dogg, has died at the age of 53.ByAlexandra JanePublishedMay 7, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryKevin Samuels, Controversial YouTuber, Dies At 56His takes Black women in relationships were criticized as toxic.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 6, 2022Comments (45)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryDwayne Haskins Jr.'s New Jersey Funeral To Be Livestreamed TodayThe second of three memorials is being held Saturday afternoonByKeith ReedPublishedApril 23, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryHip Hop Icon DJ Kay Slay Dead at 55The graffiti artist turned DJ had been hospitalized with Covid-19ByKeith ReedPublishedApril 18, 2022Comments (11)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryNancy Lane of The Studio Museum in Harlem Dies at 88Known as the “spirit behind studio museum,” Nancy Lane was a force in and outside of the art world.ByAlexandra JanePublishedApril 2, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryBraxton Family Values' Traci Braxton Loses Battle With Cancer At Age 50She will be missed by family, friends, and fans the world over.ByAlexandra JanePublishedMarch 12, 2022Comments (2)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryNew Police Report: Miss Alabama, Zoe Bethel, Ran 'Full Speed' Toward Balcony Railing [UPDATED]Bethel was in a coma until she was pronounced dead Feb 18. A police report found she ran toward a 3rd balcony with…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 10, 2022Comments (54)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryGrandson of 'King Richard' Williams Dies by Apparent SuicideAlphonse Williams was 21-years-old and wrestled with health challengesByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 16, 2022Comments (14)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryBetty Davis, Legendary Queen of Funk, Dead at 77Davis’ death was confirmed by a close friend and ethnomusicologist, Danielle Maggio.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 9, 2022Comments (3)
NewsObituaryNewsObituary‘The Walking Dead’ Star Moses J. Moseley Dies At 31 [UPDATED]Moseley also appeared in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and USA Network’s popular TV series Queen of the South.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 1, 2022Comments (5)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryFormer Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Dies in Apparent SuicideKryst had a multitude of successes but was also public about her mental health coping mechanismsByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 31, 2022Comments (18)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryActress Regina King Loses Son To Suicide At 26Upon his death, the actress referred to him as “a bright light who only cared about the happiness of others.”ByAlexandra JanePublishedJanuary 22, 2022Comments (4)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryRIP Delta Sigma Theta Inc. National President Cheryl A. HickmonThe Divine 9 org leader passed away after an illness, her sorority announcedByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryLegendary Fashion Icon and Former Vogue Creative Director André Leon Talley Dies at 73The news of Talley's passing was confirmed by his friend and president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJanuary 19, 2022Comments (6)
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryRenowned Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102Decorated Airman Charles McGee, known for flying over 400 missions in the span of three wars, has died at age 102.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 18, 2022Comments (7)