Celebrity Passing

Rickey Smiley has been known to make people laugh with his syndicated radio show, stand-up specials, and his hilarious prank calls. But this ... Read More

Many people know her as Ms. Holla, or Grandma Holla, or simply the woman who made millions of social media users laugh with her enchanting ... Read More

Longtime rapper and collaborator who was sometimes called "the Queen of Memphis" and "Lady Boo", but most often she was widely known as ... Read More

The man known to the world as Pele, born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento, passed away two days before New Year's Eve in São Paulo at the age ... Read More

Former Ellen DJ, dancer, and hype man and Stephen “tWitch” Boss has passed away at 40. The news of the passing of the big-smile and funny ... Read More

The basketball world is mourning the loss of NBA legend Paul Silas, whose passing was announced by the Boston Globe Sunday morning. He was ... Read More

The legendary Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy-winning singer, actress and dancer Irene Cara, who starred in and sang the title song ... Read More

Virginia McLaurin, the 113-year-old loving woman who went viral for dancing when she met President Obama and First Lady Obama in the Oval ... Read More

Rapper Hurricane G, one of the early female MC's--before Lil' Kim, Megan the Stallion, etc--has passed away at the age of 52. The ... Read More

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, who served as one the largest and most influential Black churches in the country for 50 years, has passed away ... Read More

Motown Records was legendary and become synonymous with music legends like Diana Ross, Smokie Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5 and ... Read More