According to the AP, family, friends and fans all gathered together to remember the patriarch of ‘Soul Train’, Don Cornelius…Tears flowed in happiness and sadness as well. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/37240
via: myfoxhouston.com HOUSTON – A male who was seen running away from the scene of a minor vehicle accident has died after he was struck by a METRO bus. The male was involved in the two-vehicle accident on Westheimer Road near State Highway 6 around 12:15 a.m. Thursday and ran east on Westheimer Road. Police […]
Like most of the world, I was shocked by the passing of Whitney Houston, and now that reports and speculation of how she may have died are pouring in, my heart goes out even more to her family and close friends. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=blog_inner/37126/1573138/The Fly Jock
It’s hard to remember now, with hip-hop so dominating the black music landscape, that there was a time when black female singers ruled the R&B charts. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/37069
via: cnn.com A 62-year-old preacher from Virginia died immediately after giving his final sermon on Sunday morning. WAVY reports. See More
You have to admire Tom for the way he handles this interview….He only wanted to speak about the good things about Don, not the part about how he killed himself. (allegedly)
There was no way Angelo Dundee was going to miss Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday party. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/36773
The last time I saw Don Cornelius was this summer at the “Soul Train” reunion party in the Windy City. He was flanked by his two sons and his longtime bodyguard. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/36780
SHERMAN OAKS (CBS) — ”Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his Sherman Oaks home at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/01/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-found-dead-in-his-sherman-oaks-home/
According to the AP, Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African-American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company, has died. She was 92. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/36699
The family of a missing woman whose body was found in southeast Atlanta earlier this week said the medical examiner has yet to determine the cause of death, but foul play has not been ruled out. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/36614
Etta James, one of my all-time favorite singers and my favorite take-no-prisoners, bad-ass, no-housecoat-having, blues girl gone wild passed away Friday after a long battle with leukemia. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/36460
