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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer, according to a statement from his family on Tuesday. Often called the “Father of South African jazz,” Masekela died in Johannesburg after what his family said was a “protracted and courageous battle […]

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Recy Taylor, an activist who fought for justice and civil rights after she was brutally raped in 1944, passed away at the age of 97 Thursday.

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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Joseph L. White, a psychologist, social activist, and teacher who helped pioneer the field of black psychology to counter what he saw as rampant ignorance and prejudice in the profession, has died. He was 84. White, who lived in Irvine, died of a heart attack on Nov. 21 near Chicago during […]

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, died Tuesday. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes at 3:30 […]

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Simeon Wright, Emmett Till’s cousin, died at age 74. Till's lynching in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement.

Civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who is known for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, has died at the age of 84. Gregory died August 19, 2017,  a post on his Instagram made by his son states that the comedian and activist died in Washington D.C. Gregory was taken to the […]

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker has tragically died in a dirt bike accident in Liberty City, Florida. His agent Ron Butler confirmed the news to ESPN.

Frank Sinatra Jr., has passed away at 72. Sinatra was on his “Sinatra Sings Sinatra” tour and was scheduled to perform at the Peabody Auditorium this evening when the announcement on the venue’s Facebook page said he was ill. Sinatra’s manager Andrea Kauffman confirmed the singer passed away at a Daytona Beach, Florida, hospital. Singer Nancy Sinatra announced on her […]

After a long battle with Parkinson's disease, Earth, Wind & Fire founding member Maurice White has died.

After a long battle with Parkinson's disease, Earth, Wind & Fire founding member Maurice White has died.

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  As we reported earlier, word traveling around the world tonight is that Malcolm X’s grandson Malcolm Shabazz has tragically passed away at the young age of 28.…