Civil rights leader Juanita Abernathy, whose significant role in the civil rights movement helped reshape America's cultural and political landscape, has died.
Toni Morrison, a literary legend who encapsulated the essence of black identity, in particular, the black woman experience, has passed away in the Bronx. She was...
Larry Cunningham, singer in the R&B group The Floaters, has passed away. He was 67.
Roy Hargrove, a keen trumpeter, who as a young steward, brilliantly bridged bebop tradition to hip-hop and R&B, died on Friday night in New York City.
Ntozake Shange, the poet, novelist and playwright of choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” has passed awa
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away on Thursday August 16th at her home in Detroit, MI. She was 76.
LeRoy Fraiser, who along with his brother and a high school student were among the first African American students to challenge segregation at University of North...
The daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner, has passed away Saturday morning in Brooklyn, her family confirmed.
Amanda Davis, veteran Atlanta anchorwoman whose career spanned out over 30 years, has passed away after suffering a massive stroke. She was 62.
Don Hogan Charles, the first black photographer hired by the New York Times and who captured the iconic 1964 photo in Ebony Magazine of Malcolm X...
