Earl Graves Sr. Dies: ‘Black Enterprise’ Founder Was 85
“We will evermore celebrate his life and legacy, in this, our 50th Anniversary Year,” the magazine said.
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Bill Withers Dies: Grammy-Winning ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ Singer Was 81
The singer is being remembered as an “incredible songwriter and storyteller.”
New Orleans Jazz Legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. Dies From Coronavirus Complications
The New Orleans jazz great and father of four musical sons passed away Wednesday.
Grammy-Winning Jazz Trumpeter Wallace Roney Dies From Coronavirus at 59
The celebrated musician was admitted to a New Jersey hospital last week.
Katherine Johnson Dies: ‘Hidden Figures’ NASA Mathematician Was 101
“Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space,” NASA said in a statement Monday.
B. Smith Dies: Pioneering Model and Lifestyle Icon Was 70
B. Smith passed away this weekend at her home in Long Island, New York.
Rising Rapper Pop Smoke Fatally Shot in Hollywood Hills
The 20-year-old rapper rocketed to fame with his single “Welcome to the Party.”
Ja’Net DuBois, ‘Good Times’ Actress and Singer, Dies at 74
The Hollywood veteran passed away at her home in Glendale, California.
Nikita Pearl Waligwa Dies: ‘Queen of Katwe’ Actress Was 15
Waligwa played Gloria in the film about a chess prodigy from a Ugandan slum.
Paula Kelly Dies: ‘Night Court’ and ‘Women of Brewster Place’ Actress Was 77
The Emmy-nominated actress died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
