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By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died […]
By Matt Korade Former Vice President Dick Cheney died of complications from pneumonia and cardio and vascular disease, his family said in a statement Tuesday. He was 84. Cheney served as vice president under President George W. Bush and as defense secretary under his father, President George H.W. Bush. Before that he served in the U.S. House as
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James Ferguson II, a trailblazing civil rights attorney and proud Historically Black College and University (HBCU) graduate, has died at 82. His legal victories reshaped education and justice in North Carolina and beyond. Born in 1942 in segregated Asheville, North Carolina, Ferguson began his journey toward justice as a student activist. He helped desegregate public spaces such as lunch
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Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner has reportedly died as a result of an accidental drowning during a family vacation in Costa Rica, according to TMZ. Many fans and admirers, like myself, are devastated by a young inspirational talent lost, who was beloved by so many. Warner was 54. Warner charismatically embodied the essence of Theo, the lone
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Pettis Burch Norman, an HBCU legend out of Johnson C. Smith University and native of Lincolnton, Georgia, passed away at his home in Dallas on July 7, 2025, at the age of 86. Norman was one of the few NFL athletes who openly championed civil rights causes as a leader and even promoted financial literacy within the
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George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old world champion and a successful businessman, died Friday night. He was 76. Foreman’s family announced his death on social media, not saying how or where he died. “A devout preacher, a devoted
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By Andrew Limbong The renowned poet Nikki Giovanni has died. Giovanni died on Monday, Dec. 9, following her third cancer diagnosis, according to a statement from friend and author Renée Watson. She was 81. “We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly
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