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Teen Performer At Obama Inauguration Shot To Death In Chicago
CHICAGO — A 15-year-old majorette who performed at some of President Barack Obama‘s recent inauguration festivities has been shot to death in Chicago. SEE ALSO: Whitney’s Brother Confesses: “Don’t...
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Ed Koch, Former N.Y.C. Mayor, Dead At 88
NEW YORK — Ed Koch’s (pictured) favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. SEE ALSO: Patrice Motsepe: South African Billionaire Donates Half His Fortune To Charity...
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Soul Singer Cecil Womack Dead At 65
R&B singer Cecil Womack (pictured) and one half of the famed singing ’80s duo Womack and Womack, passed away at 65 years old on Friday from an undisclosed cause, reports Spinner. SEE ALSO: King Of...
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Oldest African-American Louisiana Hines Dies
Louisiana Hines (pictured), the nation’s oldest African American, passed away Friday of natural causes at age 113 according to public records, but her family argues that she was in fact 114, according...
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3-Year-Old Boy Kills Himself With Pink Gun He Thought Was Toy
Temorej Smith,3, of Greenville, S.C., accidentally shot himself to death with a pink gun (not the one above) he thought was a toy. (Photo Credits: Hal Millard, Simpsonville Parch and...
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Jazz Legend Donald Byrd Dead At 80
Influential jazz icon Donald Byrd (pictured) died Monday at the age of 80. The trumpeter’s passing was confirmed by his nephew, Alex Bugnon, and the cause of death is undisclosed, reports U.K.’s The...
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Retired Boxer Tony Martin Fatally Shot In Philly
PHILADELPHIA — Family members say retired boxer Tony Martin (pictured left) was fatally shot in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties in Philadelphia. SEE ALSO: 6 Teens Killed...
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Legendary Author Chinua Achebe Dead At 82
NEW YORK — Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident who gave literary birth to modern Africa with “Things Fall Apart” and continued for decades to...
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Chris Kelly Death: Kris Kross’ Chris ‘Daddy Mac’ Smith Mourns Death Of ‘Best...
L-R: Chris ‘Mac Daddy’ Kelly; Chris ‘Daddy Mac’ Smith UPDATE May 3 1:46 AM EST — Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith released the following statement to E! Online on the death of his Kris Kross rap partner and...
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R.I.P., Clarence Burke Jr., Lead Singer Of The Five Stairsteps
Clarence Burke Jr. (pictured), the lead singer, choreographer, and guitarist of the very popular ’70s soul group The Five Stairsteps, recently passed away from undisclosed causes at age 62, according...
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Andre 3000′s Mother Found Dead At Her Home
Sharon Benjamin-Hodo (pictured left), the Mother of famed singer, actor, and songwriter Andre “3000″ Benjamin (pictured), was reportedly found dead in her Rex, Ga., home. No details have been provided...
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NFL Hall of Famer David ‘Deacon’ Jones Dead At 74
David “Deacon” Jones (pictured), the defensive end who was credited for using the word sack to describe how he knocked down quarterbacks on the field, passed away at his Southern California home on...
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Steelers Legend L.C. Greenwood Dead At 67
Iconic Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end L.C. Greenwood (pictured), one of the superstar cogs in the “Steel Curtain” defense that catapulted the team to four Super Bowls in the ’70s has passed away at...
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Basketball Hall Of Famer Walt Bellamy Dead At 74
Former New York Knicks Center and Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy (pictured), passed away on Saturday at age 74. The cause of death has not been released, according to the New York Times. SEE ALSO:...
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