Grammy award-winning musician, songwriter, and producer James Mtume has reportedly passed away at the age of 76.
Sidney Poitier, whose groundbreaking work made him Hollywood's first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He...
Raysean Autry, co-founder of hip-hop website kollegekidd.com, passed away on December 30. Autry reportedly died from complications related to Covid-19. He was 34.
Wanda Young, a legendary singer in the Motown doo-wop girl group The Marvelettes, has died.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric known for his civil and human rights work to end apartheid in his native South Africa, has...
Leonard Hubbard, a former longtime bassist of hip-hop band The Roots, has died at the age of 62 after a battle with a rare form of...
Kangol Kid, a member of the Brooklyn hip-hop group UTFO whose 1984 song “Roxanne, Roxanne” sparked a legendary rap rivalry, has died.
bell hooks, the beloved writer, poet, feminist and professor, has died at her home in Berea, KY.
Greg Tate, an influential writer, hip-hop connoisseur, musician and producer, has died. He was 64.
Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, has died. He was 87.
