Obituaries
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 […]
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As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.
R&B legend Carl Carlton, known for hits like 'Everlasting Love' and 'She’s a Bad Mama Jama,' has passed away at 72.
The sought-after sound engineer, who won a Grammy for work on his father's "Risin' With The Blues" album in 2007, passed away from kidney failure on October 4.
The estate of late music icon Prince is being sued by former protegée Apollonia Kotero over the trademark of her stage name.
Amy Sherald, the artist behind the famed portrait of Michelle Obama, has pulled her exhibit from the Smithsonian gallery this week over censorship concerns.
Stevie Wonder recently addressed the long-standing rumor questioning his blindness during a tour stop in Cardiff, Wales.
"Cosby Show" alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner has reportedly passed away from an accidental drowning at the age of 54.
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