Obituary
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Albert N. Whiting, Former MSU Dean, NCCU President, Dies at Age 102
Albert N. Whiting, a former dean at present-day Morgan State University and former president and chancellor of North Carolina Central…
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Howard Croft, 78, D.C. Social Activist, Dies of Coronavirus
When Helima Croft was growing up in Anacostia during the 1980s, she would often get "the question" from her father,…
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Morgan State Mourns Death of Theater Great Shirley Basfield Dunlap
The Morgan State University community is mourning Shirley Basfield Dunlap, a legendary stage director, producer and professor at the school…
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Queen of Go-Go Maiesha Rashad Takes Her Groove to Heaven
After a five-month battle with stomach cancer, Maiesha Rashad, recognized for catapulting the reach of D.C.'s go-go groove to new…
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Bonnie Pointer, Founding Member of the Pointer Sisters, Dead at 69
Bonnie Pointer, founding member of the Grammy-winning group The Pointer Sisters, died Monday at age 69.
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Basketball Legend Wes Unseld Dies at 74
Wes Unseld, an NBA Hall of Famer who played center for the then-Washington Bullets, died Tuesday following after a bout…
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Music Exec Andre Harrell Laid to Rest
Renowned music industry executive Andre Harrell, who launched Uptown Records and helped usher in a new era of hip-hop-flavored soul…
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Little Richard Laid to Rest at Michigan Alma Mater
Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard was laid to rest Wednesday at his Alma mater, Oakland University in Michigan.
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Louise Virginia Womack Hartridge, 93, Dies
Louise Virginia Womack Hartridge, age 93, entered eternal rest on Monday, May 11, 2020, at MedStar Georgetown Hospital.
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Alyce Gullattee, 91, Howard U. Professor, Dies from Coronavirus
Dr. Alyce Gullattee, a Howard University psychiatry professor and good friend of Marion Barry, died Thursday at a Maryland hospital…
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