Obituaries
As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day, death is an inevitable part of life—a universal truth that spares no one. Yet, despite its certainty, the weight of loss never becomes easier to bear, nor does the act of processing its impact. For those within Black culture, where community and shared experiences […]
Legendary dancer Carmen de Lavallade, who broke barriers and inspired generations, has passed away at 94.
As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.
Pioneering Black Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin, 104, championed marginalized voices & ensured underrepresented histories were not forgotten.
Viola “Mother” Ford Fletcher, one of the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died in Tulsa at the age of 111.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, a Black revolutionary who preached armed resistance, dies at 82.
Exploring the personal struggles and spiritual awakening that shaped the life of the acclaimed Bone Thugs rapper.
We hit the ice with history-making Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson to talk eczema and EBGLYSS alongside Dr. Camille Howard-Verovic, FAAD.
More individuals come forward with claims against renowned Motown singer Smokey Robinson in expanding legal case.
The new Eddie Murphy doc on Netflix is a testament to an iconic Black actor over the span of four decades, but which role is his best?
Basketball star Anthony Edwards will soon release the latest colorway of his signature shoe with adidas in a classic “Core Black."
After years of back-and-forth regarding the mental state of Wendy Williams, a top neurologist says she doesn't have Frontotemporal dementia.