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Los Angeles Loses Front Line Warrior: Connie Watson of ‘People Who Care’

*(Los Angeles, CA) – When Connie Watson passed on September 29, 2016, the County of Los Angeles lost one of its most dedicated frontline...

Michelle Obama Among Thousands Who Attended Funeral of Gwen Ifill (Video)

*First lady Michelle Obama was among the thousands of mourners gathered at Metropolitan AME church in Washington, DC Saturday to bid farewell to Gwen...

Sharon Jones: Lead Singer for Dap-Kings Dies from Cancer at Age 60

*It's a sad day in the music world because Sharon Jones, better known as the lead singer with the  Dap-Kings band, has died from...

‘Washington Week’ Devotes Friday Episode to Gwen Ifill; Michele Norris Mourns ‘Closest Friend’ (Watch)

*Gwen Ifill will be honored for the full half-hour tonight on “Washington Week,” the Friday program she anchored for 17 years before her death...

Superb, Previously Unheard Mahalia Jackson Recordings Just Released

*If you don’t know Mahalia Jackson, you don’t know gospel music. If you’ve come in contact with Jackson along the way, perhaps as she...

PBS Dedicates Monday’s Emotional ‘NewsHour’ to Gwen Ifill (Watch Full Broadcast)

*Monday’s edition of “PBS NewsHour” was dedicated to Gwen Ifill, the program's beloved co-anchor who died of cancer hours earlier at age 61. “Our lead tonight...

PBS Journalist Gwen Ifill Has Died of Cancer at 61

*PBS journalist Gwen Ifill has died following a battle with cancer, according to POLITICO. She was 61. Best known for moderating PBS’s “Washington Week in Review”...

Will Smith Mourns Death of his Father Willard Carroll Smith Sr.

*Will Smith's father, Willard Carroll Smith Sr., has died. The actor’s ex-wife, Sheree Fletcher, shared the sad news on Monday (Nov. 7) via Instagram. Alongside a...

Actor Owiso Odera (‘The Originals,’ ‘The Good Wife’) Collapses and Dies at 43

*Owiso Odera, a TV and stage actor who appeared in multiple episodes of such shows as “The Originals,” “Dirt” and “Three Rivers,” collapsed and...

Don Marshall, Actor on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Julia,’ Dies at 80

*Don Marshall, who appeared on TV shows including “Star Trek,” “Land of the Giants” and “Julia,” died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 80. Fellow...

WE REMEMBER: Jackson Limousine Founder E.J. Jackson Dies of Heart Attack

*If you're from Los Angeles, you're no doubt familiar with Jackson Limousine Service, one of the top limousine/transportation companies in Southern California. The legendary limo...

Sophia Cranshaw, Award Winning MTV Producer, Dies at 45

*Sophia Cranshaw, a Peabody Award and Emmy Award-winning producer of social-issues campaigns for MTV, died last Monday from breast cancer, according to Variety. She...

Cecilia Hart, Wife of James Earl Jones, Succumbs to Ovarian Cancer

*Cancer has taken another life. The wife of an actor we have known and loved for decades. Quite honestly, most probably didn't even know...

Playboy Model’s Death Shows Why You Can’t Trust ‘Just Any’ Chiropractor

*This pains me deeply. Until I found a chiropractor who proved himself to me, I was against all of them. I had visited a chiropractor...

Martin Lawrence Remembers Co-Star Tommy Ford: ‘I Lost a Wonderful Friend’

*Martin Lawrence mourned the loss of his sitcom co-star Tommy Ford on Wednesday, calling the actor “a great man and friend. “I lost a wonderful...

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