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The hip-hop icon who rose to fame as rapper Big Daddy Kane's DJ was 57.

Gylan Kain died in the Netherlands at 81.

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Speaking exclusively to NewsOne, Iyaluua’s family and friends praised her as a mentor who showed, not simply told us who she was as a Black woman warrior.

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Flint councilman Eric Mays told it like it was.

The renowned AIDS activist was just 39.

Tributes have poured in for “The Black Eagle."

Controversial music producer Frank Farian, the mastermind behind pop group Milli Vanilli, died in his Miami home, according to his family.

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and equally missed Coretta Scott King, died following an extensive battle with prostate cancer. He was 62.

The Black Liberation Army veteran freed Assata Shakur before becoming a political prisoner.

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“The Loverman” had one of the most recognizable voices in Indianapolis media.

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The deaths of these notable Black folks particularly resonated across an entire diaspora.