Obituaries
Renowned actor Michael Wright, known for 'The Five Heartbeats', passes away at 70, leaving an indelible mark on film and TV.
Celebrating the life of Wondrea Gilmore, a plus-size model/actress who inspired with her beauty, talent, and infectious joy.
Legendary funk drummer Fred Alexander Jr. of Lakeside band passes away, leaving a musical legacy.
Legendary R&B singer Peabo Bryson passes away at 75, leaving a musical legacy spanning decades of cherished love songs.
Ashlee's fiancé Joe McCann claims she died by suicide, but her family disputes this and calls the circumstances suspicious. The post Influencer Ashlee Jenae Found Dead in Tanzania Villa — Fiancé Claims Suicide By Hanging, Family Seeks Investigation appeared first on MadameNoire.
Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. was a civil rights leader whose organizing in Selma ultimately led to the introduction of the Voting Rights Act.
As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day, death is an inevitable part of life—a universal truth that spares no one. Yet, despite its certainty, the weight of loss never becomes easier to bear, nor does the act of processing its impact. For those within Black culture, where community and shared experiences […]
Elder Lawrence Blake, who served on the pastoral staff of West Angeles Church of God in Christ, died last week at 54.
Claudette Colvin was known for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus nine months before Rosa Parks.
Viola “Mother” Ford Fletcher, one of the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died in Tulsa at the age of 111.
Jimmy Cliff’s international breakthrough came in 1972 after starring and recording the soundtrack for the cult classic film 'The Harder They Come.'
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, a Black revolutionary who preached armed resistance, dies at 82.