The son of sharecroppers, Cummings was known for his dedication to the poor. He fought tirelessly for the marginalized with a fiery passion and was pivotal in the investigation of President Donald Trump as Chairman of the U.S. House committee.

An inmate dies at Riverside Regional Jail and it’s the first inmate death at the jail since April of 2018, reports RRJ. An officer says 42-year-old William Brown died after suffering a medical emergency early Wednesday morning. The Virginia Department of Corrections just put Riverside on probationary status last week in connection with two inmates […]

  Jawad Abdu was about saving lives and healing communities. He was a foot soldier for the cause of keeping children in the city of Richmond safe in their homes, schools or at play. Jawad Abdu and Paul Taylor created this program while in custody at Greensville Correctional Center. Abdu was released from the DOC […]

The icon died from a bacterial infection in Washington D.C. over the weekend.

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One-half of the prominent Queensbridge duo is deceased.

WorldStar HipHop founder Lee “Q” O’Dnat died Monday night. According to TMZ, the 43-year old media mogul passed away in his sleep.

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Legendary rock star David Bowie has died. He was 69 years old.

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Photo by TMZ Anyone who has ever watched “The Young & the Restless” knows Jeanne Cooper, also know as, Katherine Chancellor. Cooper passed away this…

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Rebbie Jackson-Brown, sister of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, and her three children are mourning the loss of her husband Nathaniel Brown this week who passed away on Sunday, January 6th. According to BlackAmericaWeb.com, the childhood sweethearts wed in 1968 and had three children together daughters Stacee Brown, 40, Yashi Brown, 35, and their […]

Marva Whitney, who rose to fame as part of the James Brown Revue, died on December 22nd in her home town of Kansas City. She was 68 years old. Born Marva Ann Manning in Kansas City she joined the James Brown Review in 1967 was nicknamed “Soul Sister #1″ and had modest success as a solo […]

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Legendary keyboardist George Duke has passed away on Monday 8-5-2013. He was 67 and his record label said he died after a battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A little more than a year ago, Duke’s wife died of cancer. Duke was devastated and could not make music for months. But, earlier this month, Duke released […]

BREAKING NEWS: Usher’s stepson 11-year old Kyle Glover has died from a head injury sustained during a jetski accident on July 6, 2012 at Lake Lanier in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Kyle died Saturday morning at an Atlanta area hospital.  Kyle Glover was the son of Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster. Fans flooded […]