Cedrick Cotton, a member of the popular 1990s R&B group Ideal, was murdered in broad daylight on February 9, 2021.
Mary Wilson, a founding member of "The Supremes", has died at the age of 76 her publicist said in a statement.
Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, has died at the age 67
Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday Feb. 4th in Chicago.
Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney, who led Temple University to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.
At 22 years old, Dion Harrell was wrongfully convicted of raping a teenage girl. He never gave up to prove his innocence.
MLB Legend Hank Aaron, who endured racist death threats while breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, has died.
Dante Barksdale, who spent more than a decade helping to keep the city's neighborhoods safe, was shot and killed.
Theodore Lumpkin Jr, one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, has died a few days shy of his 101st birthday.
Eric Jerome Dickey, the New York Times best-selling author who garnered notoriety for his stories on Black life, has died. He was 59.
