Clay, known for blues songs like "Trying to Live My Life Without You" and "The Only Way is Up," died after suffering a heart attack
Nicholas “Nick” Caldwell, one of the founding members of The Whispers singing group, passed away Tuesday.
As 2015 comes to a close, NewsOne remembers the entertainers, the influencers, the activists and the legends we lost this year.
Here at NewsOne, we want to take a moment to remember those who ended their Earthly journey in 2011:
A white powdery substance believed to be narcotics was discovered on the body of a megachurch pastor who was discovered dead in a Times Square hotel room, police said Monday. Pastor Zachery Tims of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida, 42, was found dead at the W Hotel in Times Square Saturday. His cause […]
Dorothy Brunson, the first African-American woman to own a radio station, has died at 72-years-old. Brunson died Sunday of complications from ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, according to Baltimore Sun. The media pioneer acquired Baltimore’s WEBB-AM in 1979 and later added stations in Atlanta and Wilmington, N.C., as well as a […]
Mia Amber Davis, the plus-size model who unexpectedly passed away during routine knee surgery in May, died from a blood clot in her lungs, according to new reports. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office released an updated death certificate after an autopsy, finding that Davis had a pulmonary thrombo-embolism. According to TMZ.com, Davis’ husband Michael […]
One of the key figures on the Los Angeles jazz scene, Buddy Collette was a saxophonist, flautist, bandleader and educator who also worked as an advocate for the rights of African American musicians.
