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Hip-hop legend DMX dies at 50, more than a rapper
Historians say DMX filled void left by Tupac
Too many, DMX was more than just a rapper...

Elgin Baylor, long time Laker and all-time great, dies at 86
High-flying forward is credited with bringing aerial acrobatics to basketball
Laker great Elgin Baylor died of natural causes...

Yaphet Kotto, movie and television star, dies at 81
Not allowed to promote Bond film
Yaphet Frederick Kotto died at the age of 81...

The recent upsurge in right-wing insurgency just proves there's nothing new under the sun
America on rewind
Modern American Conservatism has no clear-cut beginning...

The recent upsurge in right-wing insurgency just proves there's nothing new under the sun
America on rewind
Modern American Conservatism has no clear-cut beginning...

‘First Friend,’ Vernon Jordan dies at 85
Former President of Urban League
Vernon Jordan, the descendant of sharecroppers...

James Burke, linchpin of the 'Five Stairsteps' singing group, dies at 70
Died of pneumonia on Feb. 19
James Burke has died at the age of 70 on Feb. 19...

Famed pastor Frederick Price succumbs to COVID-19 at age 89
Founded Crenshaw Christian Center
The Rev. Dr. Frederick K.C. “Fred” Price has passed on..

Afro-Latina Conductor Kalena Bovell steps to the podium after years of struggle
Maestra!
The majority of us, even those not fans of classical music...

Former heavyweight boxing champ Leon Spinks dies at 67
Once defeated Ali
Leon Spinks, who scored one of the biggest upsets in boxing history bydefeating the legendary..