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Black Experience
John Dingell, Former Congressman, Dies at 92
John Dingell, the venerable Michigan Democrat who was the longest-serving U.S. House member in the nation's history, died Thursday evening,…
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Entertainment
Kristoff St. John, ‘Young and the Restless’ Star, Dead at 52
Actor Kristoff St. John, who starred as Neil Winters on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless"…
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Obituary
James Ingram, 66, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dies
James Ingram, a Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter whose silky baritone graced numerous hits through the 1980s, has died. He was 66.
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Nancy Wilson, Legendary Jazz Singer, Dies at 81
Legendary jazz singer Nancy Wilson, a Grammy-winning artist who fashioned herself a "song stylist," died Thursday after a long illness.…
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Obituary
Charles Harrison, 87, Famed Industrial Designer, Dies
Charles Harrison, an industrial designer who was the first Black executive for Sears, Roebuck & Company, died Nov. 29 in…
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Lifestyle
Vernita Lee, 83, Mother of Oprah Winfrey, Dies
Vernita Lee, mother of television and media icon Oprah Winfrey, has died. She was 83.
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Entertainment
Kim Porter, 47, Model, Mother of Diddy’s Children, Found Dead in LA Home
Kim Porter, who for more than a decade had an on-again, off-again relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs and was the…
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Stacy Brown
Tributes Pour in For Jazz Trumpeter Roy Hargrove
The music world paid tribute to Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, who died in New York on Nov. 2 at…
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Obituary
Ozro Wells, Former Bar Association President, Dies
Members of the National Bar Association mourn the death of its former President Ozro Thaddeus ("O.T.") Wells, who most recently…
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Op-Ed
WILLIAMS: You Don’t Have to Break the Bank to Give Back
There has been a strange response by many White conservatives to the separation of migrant children from their parents.
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