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...
Wanda Young, a legendary singer in the Motown doo-wop girl group The Marvelettes, has died.
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.
Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music legend Clarence Avant, was reportedly shot and killed in a horrific robbery at their Beverly Hills home.
Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, has died. He was 87.
Virgil Abloh, the founder of Off-White and the Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton, has died, his Instagram account confirmed.
Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, was found dead in her Brooklyn home Monday.
