Obituaries

Val Kilmer, a prolific Hollywood actor who got his start on stages in the early 1980s, has died at the age of 65.

ATL rapper Young Scooter was reportedly shot and killed in Downtown Atlanta on Mar. 28, his 39th birthday.

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

John Amos, the actor famed for portraying James Evans on Good Times, amongst other roles, has passed away. He was 83.

Fatman Scoop, born Isaac Freeman III, has reportedly passed away. He was 53.

There’s been a steady stream of tributes and condolences following the announcement Monday that the legendary Rev. James Lawson had died. 

On May 1, it was revealed that Dallas Penn, a dot connector, fashion architect, sneaker savant, pioneering podcaster and much, much more—had passed away. He was 53.

Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III has died at the age of 73 after serving for decades as a pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York.