Deebo actor and previous wrestler Thomas “Tiny” Lister Jr. has died at age 62. What We Know: According to TMZ, paramedics were called to the […]
Category: In Memoriam
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Actress Natalie Desselle-Reid passes away
Black News Alerts has learned that the actress Natalie Desselle-Reid passed away. She starred in several Black films and television shows including ‘B*A*P*S’ and “Eve.” […]
Shirley Williams, Mother of Media Mogul Wendy Williams has Passed Away
Media Moguly Wendy Williams has lost her mother, Shirley Williams. She was 85. What We Know: Wendy Williams took to her show on Monday to […]
American Bishop and Gospel Singer Rance Allen has Passed at the Age of 71
Bishop Rance Allen of The Rance Allen Group has passed away at age 71. What We Know: The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) posted […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Affectionately RBG, has Died at Age 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, affectionately known to many as RBG, has passed away at age 87 from complications from Cancer. Justice Ginsburg was […]
Reggae Legend “Toots” Hibbert, Dead at 77
Jamaican reggae legend, Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert died at the age of 77 in Kingston, Jamaica. What We Know: The musician, from Toots & the […]
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer at 43
Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before starring as ‘King T’Challa’ in Black Panther, died Friday of cancer, his […]
Malik B., founding member of The Roots, dead at 47
Malik Abdul Basit, the rapper, singer and founding member of The Roots, passed away according to a statement posted on the group’s Twitter account. He […]
Pregnant YouTuber Nicole Thea dead at 24 years old, family says
Nicole Thea, a London-based YouTube star, and her unborn child died Saturday, according to her family. She was 24-years-old. What We Know: “To all Nicole’s […]
Naya Rivera, 33, found dead in Lake Piru after Six-Day Search
Monday, the body of “Glee” star Naya Rivera has been found at Lake Piru after six days of searching. What We Know: Ventura County authorities […]