Obituaries

As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.

ATL rapper Young Scooter has died as he reportedly fled Atlanta Police in Southeast Atlanta on Mar. 28, his 39th birthday.

DJ Unk has reportedly passed away at 42 years old. Anthony “DJ Unk” Platt first skyrocketed to fame in 2006 with his breakout single “Walk It Out”— the song reached the top 10 on Billboard 100 and the dance quickly became a cultural phenomenon. His follow-up single “2 Step” also made it onto the charts. […]

Britt Allcroft, Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Passes Away at 81 Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. A statement from her family announced her passing and requested privacy as they mourn her loss. Allcroft, originally […]

The last 12 months marked the heartbreaking losses of so many iconic and transcendent Black figures in entertainment, business, sports, activism and beyond.

Art Evans, a veteran film and television actor with over 100 credits including Die Hard 2 and more, has died at the age of 82.

Nikki Giovanni, the legendary poet, author and activist whose career spanned nearly 60 years, has died. She was 81.

Cissy Houston, GRAMMY-winning soul/gospel singer and mother to pop icon Whitney Houston, passed away Oct. 7 at the age of 91.

John Amos, best known for his role as family patriarch James Evans Sr. on "Good Times" died on August 21 of natural causes.

MLB Hit King Pete Rose Dies At 83 Baseball and sports fans worldwide are mourning the loss of Pete Rose, a legendary figure whose impact on the game is both celebrated and controversial. Rose, who has passed away at 83, passed away earlier today at his home in Las Vegas. Pete’s agent, Ryan Fiterman of Fiterman […]

NBA legend and former Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo passed away at 58 years old due to brain cancer, according to NBA insider Shams Charania. The Georgetown product spent the final five seasons of his 18-year career with the Rockets. Mutombo was known as one of the greatest rim protectors the NBA has ever seen, […]

Tito Jackson, musician and member of the legendary Jackson family, reportedly passed away on Sept. 15 at the age of 70.