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RIP Dick Anthony Williams

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • February 17, 2012 2:37 PM
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A little late getting this out but it appears the great iconic actor and Chicago native Dick Anthony Williams passed away on Wednesday (Feb. 15th) at the age of 73. 

Oprah Will Honor Whitney Houston With 2-Hour OWN Tribute This Thursday

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 13, 2012 12:36 PM
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As part of a 2-hour tribute to the late singer titled Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview, Oprah Winfrey will re-broadcast her 2009 interview with Whitney Houston on Thursday on her cable channel OWN.
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RIP Whitney Houston

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 11, 2012 8:20 PM
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I'm in total shock right now; just as much as I was when it was announced that Michael Jackson had died. *Sigh* Don Cornelius died just a week or so ago and now this.
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Watch: NYC "Soul Train" Flash Mob Tribute To Don Cornelius...

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 5, 2012 11:19 AM
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Ahhh... gotta love my city :)
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"Soul Train" Creator Don Cornelius Dead In Apparent Suicide

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 9:43 AM
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Whoa! From the LA Times just minutes ago...
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James Brown Died Today... What's Happening w/ The Biopic Spike Lee Was Attached To Direct?

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 25, 2011 7:54 PM
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Today in history, December 25th, 2006, James Brown, aka The Godfather of Soul, died from congestive heart failure resulting from pneumonia complications.

RIP Patrice O'Neal... Watch Clips Of The Man At Work

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • November 30, 2011 11:49 AM
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I posted the news on Facebook and Twitter yesterday, when it was announced; but didn't do anything here.
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Nigerian Colonel/Politician Chukwuemeka Ojukwu Is Dead; Watch A Doc On The 60s Secessionist Rebellion He Led

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • November 26, 2011 11:36 AM
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Reported earlier this morning... breakaway Republic of Biafra leader Chukwuemeka Ojukwu died in a London hospital after a stroke. The Nigerian colonel and politician served as the leader of the seccessionist Biafra republic from 1967 to 1970 - a move that was at the center of the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, which would eventually see the deaths of 1 to 3 million civillians and millitary personnel, a few years after Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960.
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Website Of Emmy Award-Winning Writer Dwayne McDuffie (1962 - 2011) To See Changes

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • October 19, 2011 3:18 AM
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Dwayne McDuffie, the Emmy Award-winning writer of comics and animated TV shows such as Ben Ten: Alien Force and Static Shock, died this year at the young age of 49. His many fans and admirers continue to appreciate and enjoy the legacy he left behind by visiting his website, reading his old colunms, and staying active on the message boards forums.
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Wangari Maathai, First African Woman To Win Nobel Peace Prize, Dies... Get To Know Her On Film

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • September 26, 2011 2:52 AM
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We've written about her twice on S&A, so some may be familiar already. In 2004, she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize; Kenyan political and environmental activist Wangari Maathai has died at age 71, losing a lengthy battle with cancer.
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