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Harry Belafonte, Activist And Entertainer, Dead At 96
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil Rights Movement icon and globally-recognized entertainer Harry Belafonte died in his home in...
'General Hospital' actor Sonya Eddy dies at 55
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSonya Eddy, “General Hospital” star, has died. She was 55. The actor’s rep confirmed to TODAY.com that she died on Dec. 19. Octavia Spencer first...
Black Reel Awards Honorees Include Samuel L. Jackson, Colman Domingo, Shonda Rhimes And Ruth E....
Deadline via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe 24th annual Black Reel Awards have set this year’s list of honorees for special recognition. For...
Sonya Eddy, Beloved Actress, Dead At 55
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSonya Eddy, best known for roles on General Hospital, Those Who Can’t, Coach Carter, and more has died at the age of 55. The tragic news was confirmed by...
Louis Gossett Jr., dies at 87
WJW via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries...
“Roots” star Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor at Oscars, dies at...
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe "Officer and a Gentleman" actor recently starred in "The Color Purple" musical and HBO's...
How Louis Gossett Jr. Got His Acting Start in Broadway's “A Raisin in the Sun” with Sidney Poitier:...
People via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"I put the basketball down, and the rest is history," Gossett, who died Thursday at age 87, told...
Harry Belafonte, Groundbreaking Actor And Activist, Dies At 96
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIconic entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. According to Belafonte’s...
Ellen Holly, Pioneering Black Actress on ‘One Life to Live,’ Dies at 92
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEllen Holly, whose long-running turn as Carla on ABC’s One Life to Live made her the first Black...
‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots’ star Louis Gossett Jr. dead at 87
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLouis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his...