Scholar and author of the The Isis (Yssis) Papers has died. She was 80.
Chart-topping R&B singer Natalie Cole, who followed her legendary father into the music business has died.
Famed Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon has passed away. He was 83.
Nas has made history at Harvard University
25 year old, Jasmine Twitty of Easley, South Carolina becomes the youngest person to be sworn in as a judge.
Claudia J. Alexander (1959–2015), Ph.D. was a research scientist specializing in geophysics and planetary science.
Malcolm X was revered as one of the most influential figures of our time. If he were alive today, we would be celebrating his 90th birthday.
The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died. He was 89.
Ben E. King, best known for the sweet soulful anthem, “Stand By Me,” died on Thursday at age 76
Marilyn Mosby was thrust into the spotlight as she was presented as the State Attorney for the city of Baltimore
