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.
Joe Clark, the tough educator whose dedication to students at a troubled NJ high school inspired the movie "Lean on Me" has died.
Alfred Thomas Farrar, a former Tuskegee Airman and aerospace engineer, has died in Virginia. He was 99.
John Fletcher, better known as Ecstasy from the legendary rap group Whodini, has reportedly died.
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro died suddenly on Wednesday Dec. 16. He was 28 years old.
