In 2025, a number of notable figures died, including Derrick Ward Sr., Irv Gotti, Alvin Poussaint, Jerry Butler, Gwen McCrae, Roberta Flack, Angie Stone, Roy Ayers, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, Sly Stone, Ananda Lewis, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, D’Angelo and others.
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