Celebrity Death

Malik Basit. Black and white photo of Black man wearing a hat and dark shirt.

Fans and Peers Mourn the Passing of The Roots' Malik B.

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

B. Smith. Black woman with long dark locs pulled into high ponytail, wearing off-the-shoulder top.

Renaissance Style Maven B. Smith Dead at 70

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Ja’Net DuBois. Older Black woman, smiling, with long curly blonde hair wearing black top.

Actor and Theme Song Hit-Maker Ja'Net DuBois Dies at Age 72

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Toni Morrison Memorialized By More Than 3,000

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Author Ernest J. Gaines Dead at Age 86

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

The World Remembers John Witherspoon, Dead at 77

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm