Obituary
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Tommy DeBarge of Switch, DeBarge Siblings Dead at 64
Tommy DeBarge, best known as one of the musical DeBarge siblings and a member of '70s R&B group Switch, died…
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Colin Powell Remembered as a ‘Good Man’ and ‘Great American’
Colin Powell, 84, the first Black U.S. secretary of state, has died from complications from COVID-19.
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Clara McLaughlin, Florida Star and Georgia Star Publisher, Dies
Clara McLaughlin, the famous author and publisher of The Florida Star and The Georgia Star in Jacksonville, Florida, has died.
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PNBC President Timothy Stewart Dies
The Rev. Dr. Timothy Stewart, president for more than three decades of the D.C.-based Progressive National Baptist Convention, has died.
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D.C. Arts Community Among Those Mourning the Death of Melvin Deal
Tributes continue to pour in upon the news of the death of Melvin Deal, the founder of the District’s dance…
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Christa Beverly Baker, Wife of Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, Dies at 61
Christa Beverly Baker, the former Prince George's County executive's wife of 34 years and civil rights attorney on Capitol Hill,…
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Singer Sarah Dash of Labelle, Famed for Hit ‘Lady Marmalade,’ Dies at 76
Sarah Dash, part of the powerful R&B trio Labelle and a contributor to the solo work of Keith Richards, died…
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‘Friday’ Actor Anthony Johnson Dead at 55
Anthony "AJ" Johnson, an actor and comedian best known for his role as the affable, thieving drug addict Ezal in…
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Lee Williams, Lead Singer of Spiritual QC’s, Dies
Lee Williams, frontman for the Tupelo, Mississippi-based gospel group Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's, has died, the group announced…
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Eloise Greenfield, Celebrated Author of Children’s Books, Dies
Eloise Greenfield, an African American literary giant best known for gentle, thoughtful and colorful books for children and biographies, all…
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