Barry Michael Cooper, a screenwriter who penned screenplays for 'New Jack City' and other notable Black films based in Harlem, has died at 66.
Sam Moore, who found fame as part of the Sam & Dave duo that made the "Soul Man" hit, has died after surgery complications. He was 89.
Abraham "Mr. CIAA" Mitchell, an HBCU sports legend who attended the CIAA basketball tournament for decades wearing suits with teams' colors, reportedly died.
Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, his son said. The 39th president of the United States who went on to become a Nobel laureate for decades of humanitarianism is also the longest-lived former president in history.
Richard Parsons, a leading Black executive who oversaw Time Warner and Citigroup, has died at the age of 76.
Tributes poured in for the legendary DJ Clark Kent, who believed in Jay-Z when every record label did not. He died from colon cancer at 58.
Phil Donahue, a trailblazer in the TV talk show industry, died Sunday surrounded by his wife, Marlo Thomas, and his family. He was 88.
The former NBA player had a remarkable career on and off the court.
Dallas Penn, a writer, urban fashion influencer and the former co-host of "The Combat Jack Show," died at 54.
The hip-hop icon who rose to fame as rapper Big Daddy Kane's DJ was 57.
The "OG" YouTuber was just 36.
