Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers Keyboardist And Hitmaker, Dies At 73
Chris Jasper, a Juilliard-trained keyboardist, singer and songwriter who brought an expansive musical vocabulary to the long-running R&B group the…
Jazz Legend, Roy Ayers, Who Influenced Hip-Hop And R&B Dies At 84
Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for…
Former Houston Mayor And U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner Dies At 70
Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old. Turner also served…
Autistic Girl, 7, Wrongly Locked Up In A Mental Hospital For 45 Years
A BBC report has revealed that an autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly confined to a mental health…
Renowned New York Civil Rights Advocate And NAACP Leader Hazel Dukes Dead At 92
Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday…
Angie Stone, R&B Legend, Dies In Car Crash At 63
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, known for the hit song ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You’ and as a member of…
Black Girl Vitamins Fosters Community Wellness With New Campaign
Black History Month has been a huge success for Black Girl Vitamins, the Black-owned health and wellness brand, which launched…
Dr. Amanda Mohammed-Strait Advocates For Access And Diversity In Honor Of Black History Month
Dr. Amanda Mohammed-Strait's passion for medicine started at a young age. "At around 9 years old, I decided I wanted…