celebrity deaths
Gregg Leakes, the husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes, died Wednesday due to colon cancer. He was 66 years old. Longtime family friend Ernest Dukes confirmed news of his death in a statement that read, in part, “The Leakes family is in deep pain with a broken heart. After a long battle […]
It’s time to say goodbye to yet another one of our stars who made Black actors shine. Suzzanne Douglas, an accomplished stage and screen actress who starred in the Robert Townsend television series, “The Parent ‘Hood,” has died, her representatives confirmed. She was 64. The Chicago native had an impressive list of credits that included […]
The Supreme Court honored Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a private ceremony, followed by public viewing on Wednesday. Ginsburg, a feminist icon and champion for social justice, died Friday at the age of 87 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court and served for more than […]
“Black Panther” actor Chadwick Boseman, Black America’s beloved superhero, has died after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43.
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