Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dead at 89
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original ...
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NBA Legend Bill Russell & Boston Celtics Great dead at 88
Bill Russell, born William Felton Russell on February 12, 1934, was an American professional basketball player. He played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National ...
Mary Alice, Tony-Winning ‘Fences’ Star, Dies
Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Mary Alice -- known for originating the role of Rose in August Wilson's "Fences" -- died ...
Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. He led an American civil rights movement from 1955 ...
70-year-old Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is dead. He died Wednesday, February 17, 2020
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative commentator whose fiery rhetoric forged a new landscape for talk radio and inflamed the partisan divide ...
Good Famous People Who Died in December 2020
Some famous people died in 2020, and in the last month of 2020, many more have died. Listed below four ...
Charley Pride, Country Music’s First Black Superstar, Dies of COVID-19 at 86
Charley Pride, a 2000 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame and a three-time Grammy winner, Pride, was not ...
Doctor J. Michael Lane, a globe-trotting epidemiologist, waged a 13-year war against smallpox dead at 84
Dr. J. Michael Lane, a globe-trotting epidemiologist who waged a 13-year war against the scourge of smallpox and led the ...
Larry Kramer influential AIDS activist dead at 84
Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen-raised theatergoers' consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in ...
Dead at 90 is John Conyers Jr. Former US Congressman Democratic Party Member.
John Conyers, later in November 2017, in the wake of allegations that he had sexually harassed female staff members and ...
92-Year-Old Michigan Democrat John Dingell Jr. has Died
The 92-Year-Old Michigan Democrat Michigan Democrat John Dingell Jr. was the longest-serving member of the United States Congress in history. ...
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Has Died At Age 92; Tributes Pour In | TODAY
The former United States first lady and literacy campaigner, Barbara Bush, died at the age of 92. She was the ...