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**FILE** Dikembe Mutombo (Vinod Divakaran, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Shot-Blocking Legend and Humanitarian, Dies at 58

by Stacy M. Brown September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

William Lucy

Revered Labor Leader William Lucy Dies at 90

by WI Web Staff September 25, 2024September 26, 2024

Cat Glover as seen on the cover of her 1989 single "Catwoman"

Cat Glover, Iconic Dancer and Collaborator with Prince, Dies at 62

by Stacy M. Brown September 25, 2024December 19, 2024

**FILE** Tito Jackson (Gabriel González, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Tito Jackson, Founding Member of Iconic Jackson 5, Dies at 70

by Stacy M. Brown September 16, 2024September 16, 2024

Frankie Beverly, Legendary Soul Singer, Dead at 77

by Stacy M. Brown September 11, 2024September 12, 2024

**FILE** James Earl Jones (Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

James Earl Jones, Iconic Voice of Darth Vader and EGOT Winner, Dies at 93

by Stacy M. Brown September 9, 2024September 9, 2024

**FILE** James Lawson (ufcw770, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., Original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, Dies at 95

by Stacy M. Brown June 11, 2024June 17, 2024

Marian Robinson, mother to former first lady Michelle Obama, died on May 31 at 86. (Courtesy of Michelle Obama via Instagram)

Marian Robinson, the Heart of the Obama Family, Remembered Fondly at 86

by Stacy M. Brown and Hamil R. Harris June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

Dorie Ladner (Courtesy of Thirteen.org)

Remembering Dorie Ladner as a ‘Warrior’ of the Civil Rights Movement

by Hamil R. Harris April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

**FILE** O.J. Simpson (Don Cormier/Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

O.J. Simpson, Former NFL Star and Controversial Legal Figure, Dead From Cancer at 76

by Stacy M. Brown April 11, 2024April 11, 2024