Obituary
Obituary
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Child Actor Jonshel Alexander Fatally Shot in New Orleans at 22
Jonshel Alexander starred as Joy Strong in the Oscar-nominated movie “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” when she was 12 years old.
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Jacqueline Avant, Wife of Legendary Music Exec Clarence Avant, Killed During Home Invasion Robbery
The prominent philanthropist and mother of two was 81 years old.
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Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer to Compete at the Masters, Dead at 87
The groundbreaking golfer inspired generations of Black athletes with his poise and perseverance.
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Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95
Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her career.
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FW de Klerk, South Africa’s Last Apartheid President Who Freed Nelson Mandela, Dies At 85
In the final years of his life, the former South African president made many conflicting comments about ending apartheid.
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The Gap Band’s Ronnie Wilson Dead at 73
Ronnie founded The Gap Band with his brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson in the late 1960s.
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Emmy-Winning Atlanta Journalist Jovita Moore Has Died at 53
The WSB-TV anchor was diagnosed with ‘an aggressive form of brain cancer’ earlier this year, reports her home station.
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‘She Went Out Strong’: Dorothy Steel, Who Made Her Feature Film Debut in Black Panther, Dies at 95
The nonagenarian actress was working on the film’s sequel at the time of her death.
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Colin Powell, First Black Secretary of State, Dies From COVID Complications
The retired four-star general and first African American to serve as secretary of state, served his country as a soldier and a diplomat.