Renaissance Style Maven B. Smith Dead at 70 The star lost her battle against early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Feb 24, 2020 12:28PM EST
Actor and Theme Song Hit-Maker Ja'Net DuBois Dies at Age 72 The “Good Times” star passed away in her sleep. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Feb 19, 2020 1:44PM EST
Toni Morrison Memorialized By More Than 3,000 Oprah Winfrey, Angela Davis and Ta-Nehisi Coates honored the literary icon at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 22, 2019 11:21AM EST
Author Ernest J. Gaines Dead at Age 86 A dedicated storyteller who centered Black lives in the deep South, the award-winning author of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” gave voice to the frequently silenced. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 6, 2019 12:45PM EST
The World Remembers John Witherspoon, Dead at 77 Honor the comedy icon’s legacy with a laugh today via these clips of him at work. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 30, 2019 1:48PM EDT
Jessye Norman Dies at Age 74 The renowned soprano’s career ran across five decades. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 1, 2019 1:15PM EDT
