Legendary Gap Band Member Robert Wilson Passes
Palmdale, California – Robert Wilson, one third of the funkadelic brotherly trio, the GAP Band, passed away in Palmdale, California on Sunday, Aug. 15, according to his family.
One of the funkiest bass players in R&B, Robert, together with his brothers, Ronnie and Charlie created some of the biggest R&B and funk hits in the ‘70s [...]
Tuskegee Airman Buried at Arlington
Film & TV Actress Vonetta McGee Dies At 65
Vonetta McGee, a film and television actress originally known for blaxploitation pictures like “Blacula,” “Hammer” and “Shaft in Africa,” died on July 9 in Berkeley, Calif. She was 65 and a Berkeley resident.
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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80
NEW YORK – George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.
Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died [...]
Gospel legend Walter Hawkins dies at 61
RIPON, California (AP) — Walter Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor from Oakland, died Sunday. He was 61.
Hawkins, who was battling pancreatic cancer, passed away at his home in Ripon, California, his older brother Edwin Hawkins said.
“Today, I lost my brother, my pastor, and my best friend,” said Edwin [...]
The evolution of Robert Byrd’s racial politics
When Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) died on June 28 at the age of 92, he was the longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history. In 2006, he was reelected for an unprecedented ninth term in office. And he was elected by his colleagues to more leadership positions than any senator [...]
Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, dies
West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator’s office said.
Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, was known as a master of the chamber’s often-arcane rules and as the self-proclaimed “champion of the Constitution,” a jealous guardian of congressional [...]
Michael Jackson’s Final Days: A Look Back One Year Later
It was the best of times and the worst of times for Michael Jackson. A year ago, the King of Pop was working furiously, by some accounts day and night, to hone an over-the-top production that he hoped would mark a triumphant return to the world scene during an unprecedented 50-show [...]
Ex-NBA player, humanitarian Bol dead at 47
Manute Bol, a lithe 7-foot-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47.
Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUPAC! Mike Epps Hosts The 2nd Annual Benefit Concert Celebrating the Life of Tupac Shakur! Tonight 6.16.10 – ATL Event
2nd Annual Benefit Concert
Celebrating the Life of Tupac Shakur
2nd Annual Benefit Concert
Celebrating the Life of Tupac Shakur
Online Ticket Sales for this event ended on June 16 at 12am.
You can still purchase tickets at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For the Arts
click here for our location and full address
Tickets are $35 on the day of [...]
