Obituaries

David A. Arnold's untimely death sparked social media tributes to and condolences for the comedian who also was a successful TV screenwriter and producer. The post David Arnold Tributes Pour In After Comedian’s Untimely Death At 54 appeared first on NewsOne.

Haskins was only 24 years old. He would have turned 25-years-old on May 3.

According to reports, Memphis rapper Snootie Wild has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the neck.

According to accounts, Kryst was identified as the woman who jumped from a Midtown apartment building in New York City Sunday morning.

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The Off-White founder who revolutionized modern collaboration with Nike, Jordan as well as Louis Vuitton's artistic director, had been battling cancer privately for years.

Lons' struggle with addiction had been documented in numerous BET reality shows.

Melvin Van Peebles, a true giant of Black cinema, has passed away. He was 89. https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/1440784276866301959 Van Peebles is best known for 1971’s  Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, a cult classic film that he wrote, directed and self-financed and released independently. The groundbreaking film proved that a Black director could be successful and had an audience, […]

The director and auteur helmed films such as 'Posse,' Watermelon Man' and 'Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.'

Willie Garson, an actor, famous for his character role on “Sex and the City,” has died at age 57.  Willie Garson’s son Nathen confirmed his father’s death and took to Instagram to inform the public of Willie Garson’s passing. “I love you so much papa. Rest In Peace and I’m so glad you got to share […]

Johnson had numerous roles in the '90s and early 2000s on the big screen, famously playing neighborhood thief Ezal in the first Friday film as well as Blue in Master P's big-budget comedy I Got The Hook Up.