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**FILE** Roy Ayers (Werner Nieke, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

An Outpouring of Tributes from Music Icons Continue Following Roy Ayers’ Death

by Stacy M. Brown March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz-funk pioneer and “cosmic soul-jazz” pioneer, has died at the age of 84 in New York City following a long illness, leaving a legacy that has influenced generations of jazz and R&B musicians.

Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, a leader within the ranks of the New York and national board of the NAACP, died on March 1. She was 92. (Courtesy of NAACP)

Obituary

Remembering Civil Rights, NAACP Leader Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes

by April Ryan, Black Press USA March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

**FILE** Angie Stone (Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Entertainment

Legendary Singer Angie Stone Dies in Car Accident at 63

by Stacy M. Brown March 1, 2025March 3, 2025

Alvin F. Poussaint, shown here during an interview with the National Visionary Leadership Project, was a psychiatrist who provided medical care to civil rights activists in 1960s Mississippi and later became a national authority on the effects of racism on Black mental health. (Screenshot courtesy of National Visionary Leadership Project)

Black History

Alvin F. Poussaint, Civil Rights Advocate and Leading Voice on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90

by WI Web Editor February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

**FILE** Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose smooth vocals and intimate style made her a defining artist of the 1970s, has died. She was 88. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The ��app)

Entertainment

Soul and R&B Genres Mourn Losses of Roberta Flack, Gwen McCrae and Jerry Butler

by Stacy M. Brown February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Pastor Dr. Jasmin "Jazz" Sculark reflects on the life and legacy of Dr. Renee Allen on Feb. 1 at The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square, touting the late media professional as a "marketing genius" who was bold, beautiful, and constantly shining on others. (Shevry Lassiter/The ��app)

Obituary

Remembering Dr. Renee Allen, ‘The People’s Emcee’: Longtime Friends, Community Leaders Celebrate Legacy at Funeral Service

by Jada Ingleton February 3, 2025March 13, 2025

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has died at the age of 104. (Courtesy of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.)

Black History

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Trailblazing Army Nurse and Air Force Veteran, Dies at 104

by Stacy M. Brown January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Abraham Mitchell, affectionately known as "Mr. CIAA" for his long-standing practice of sporting custom-made, flamboyant attire at the annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) tournaments, died on Jan. 7 at the age of 95. (Courtesy of HBCU Game Day via X)

Sports

HBCU Sports Community Mourns the Death of Basketball Conference Legend Abraham Mitchell, ‘Mr. CIAA’

by Jada Ingleton January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

**FILE** Former President Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Obituary

Jimmy Carter, Former President and Humanitarian, Dies at 100

by Stacy M. Brown December 29, 2024December 29, 2024

Obituary

Richard Parsons, Esteemed Corporate Leader and Jazz Enthusiast, Dies at 76

by Stacy M. Brown December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

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