Elder Lawrence Champion Blake, the eldest son of Bishop Blake, died on Jan. 27 2026. Leaving behind a legacy after a tenacious battle with cancer, the devoted pastor made his […]
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Delta Sigma Theta leader and attorney Kemba Niambi Miles dies at 51
Kemba Niambi Miles, an attorney, community servant, and immediate past president of the Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, died on December 27, 2025. She was […]
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Actress Cindy Williams passes away at age 75
Funeral services were pending this week for actress Cindy Williams, forever remembered for her role as the upbeat Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne in the classic ABC sitcom “Laverne & […]
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Memorial flowers honor pioneering Barbara Walters
Memorial flowers were placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of legendary journalist Barbara Walters today, one day after the death of the TV broadcast pioneer who interviewed many […]
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Pelé: Soccer’s great ambassador dies at 82
Pelé, considered by many the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the world’s most popular athletes for decades, died Thursday in his native Brazil after battling colon […]
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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss found dead by suicide
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the DJ from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has died from an apparent suicide at a Los Angeles hotel. He was 40. TMZ was first to report that […]
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‘tWitch,’ DJ from `The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ dies at 40
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the DJ from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has died from an apparent suicide at a Los Angeles hotel. He was 40. TMZ was first to report that […]
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Remember her name: Irene Cara brought the soundtrack of the 80s
“I don’t mean to sound immodest, but I’d never had any doubt that I’d be successful, nor any fear of success. I was raised as a little goddess who was […]
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Popular DJ Art Laboe has died at age 97
Memorial services were pending this week for Southern California radio pioneer Art Laboe, who spent seven decades behind a microphone, brought rock ‘n roll to the West Coast and coined […]
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Chart topping pianist Ramsey Lewis dies at 87
Composer, jazz pianist, and radio and television personality Ramsey Lewis died at the age of 87 on Sept. 5. Known for his crossover success in the jazz and popular realms, […]