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For us, D’Angelo is unforgettable: deep cocoa complexion, sensuality oozing from his pores, a disarming falsetto, capable of carrying the weight of both the sacred and the profane with such ease, that an unexpected trip down to his lower register would turn any listener into a naughty convert.
Iconic neo-soul singer D’ Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer, TMZ reports. He was 51 years old. According to their report, sources connected to his family and his former manager Kedar Massenberg confirmed his passing.
Assata Shakur, the revolutionary whose name has become a rallying cry for freedom fighters across generations, has passed away at 78.
A fatal fire that claimed the life of acclaimed playwright Olivia “Liv” Matthews. Investigators say the fire was intentionally set.
Busta Rhymes took the stage at the MTV VMAs on Sunday to accept the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award and memorialized Ananda Lewis— despite the awards ceremony surprisingly paying the late TV legend they employed, dust.
Sharon Chuter, founder of Uoma Beauty and Pull Up for Change, has died at 38.
Vivian Ayers Allen, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet and the mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at 102.
Dr. Danielle Spencer, an actor who gained fame through the 1970s hit sitcom What’s Happening!!, has passed away, according to a social media post. While we await official word from the family of Dr. Danielle Spencer, we’ll share what we’ve learned so far.
Columnist Corey Richardson writes about the impact of the tragic death of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner on Black Gen X and what he meant to us.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner was swimming with his 8-year-old daughter on Sunday off the coast of Costa Rica when he drowned.
There’s sad news to report about Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The Cosby Show star, 54, has reportedly died.
When the news broke of the passing of journalist, VJ, television personality, actor and activist Ananda Lewis, something shifted for me. Ananda was someone I admired deeply; we were colleagues in the entertainment industry on the media side in the 2000s.