celebrity deaths - Blaqly https://blaqly.com Latest Black News and Gossips Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:10:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How It Feels Without D’Angelo — What I Learned Firsthand From The Musical Messiah Before The World Did [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:10:35 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/ Thembisa with D’Angelo taken at Electric Lady Studios on Aug 27, 1999. Courtesy of Thembisa Mshaka This isn’t a eulogy for Michael ...

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D’Angelo, Voice Of Neo-Soul, Dead at 51 — Cause Of Death Revealed https://blaqly.com/sub/dangelo-voice-of-neo-soul-dead-at-51-cause-of-death-revealed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/dangelo-voice-of-neo-soul-dead-at-51-cause-of-death-revealed/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:31:39 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/dangelo-voice-of-neo-soul-dead-at-51-cause-of-death-revealed/ Source: Lionel FLUSIN / Getty Iconic neo-soul singer D’ Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer, TMZ reports. He was 51 years ...

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Assata Shakur, Freedom Fighter And Icon Of Resistance, Passes Away At 78 https://blaqly.com/sub/assata-shakur-freedom-fighter-and-icon-of-resistance-passes-away-at-78/ https://blaqly.com/sub/assata-shakur-freedom-fighter-and-icon-of-resistance-passes-away-at-78/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:05:03 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/assata-shakur-freedom-fighter-and-icon-of-resistance-passes-away-at-78/ Source: Newsday LLC / Getty MadameNoire can confirm that Assata Shakur, the revolutionary whose name has become a rallying cry for freedom fighters across ...

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Olivia ‘Liv’ Matthews Murdered — Investigators Say Fatal Fire That Killed Award-Winning Playwright Was No Accident https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-liv-matthews-murdered-investigators-say-fatal-fire-that-killed-award-winning-playwright-was-no-accident/ https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-liv-matthews-murdered-investigators-say-fatal-fire-that-killed-award-winning-playwright-was-no-accident/#respond Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:12:46 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-liv-matthews-murdered-investigators-say-fatal-fire-that-killed-award-winning-playwright-was-no-accident/ Source: Olivia Matthews Instagram / Instagram A fatal fire that claimed the life of acclaimed playwright Olivia “Liv” Matthews was no accident. ...

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MTV Failed Ananda Lewis—But Busta Rhymes Made Sure We Remembered Her At The VMAs https://blaqly.com/sub/mtv-failed-ananda-lewis-but-busta-rhymes-made-sure-we-remembered-her-at-the-vmas/ https://blaqly.com/sub/mtv-failed-ananda-lewis-but-busta-rhymes-made-sure-we-remembered-her-at-the-vmas/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 02:53:12 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/mtv-failed-ananda-lewis-but-busta-rhymes-made-sure-we-remembered-her-at-the-vmas/ Source: Gilbert Flores/ Paul Archuleta Busta Rhymes took the stage at the MTV VMAs on Sunday to accept the inaugural Rock the Bells ...

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Sharon Chuter, Uoma Beauty Founder And Fierce Champion For Black Voices In Beauty, Dies At 38 https://blaqly.com/sub/sharon-chuter-uoma-beauty-founder-and-fierce-champion-for-black-voices-in-beauty-dies-at-38/ https://blaqly.com/sub/sharon-chuter-uoma-beauty-founder-and-fierce-champion-for-black-voices-in-beauty-dies-at-38/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 03:42:28 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/sharon-chuter-uoma-beauty-founder-and-fierce-champion-for-black-voices-in-beauty-dies-at-38/ Source: Kate Green / Getty The beauty world has lost one of its boldest voices. Sharon Chuter, founder of Uoma Beauty and Pull ...

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Vivian Ayers Allen, Pulitzer-Nominated Poet And Mother Of Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad, Dies At 102 https://blaqly.com/sub/vivian-ayers-allen-pulitzer-nominated-poet-and-mother-of-debbie-allen-phylicia-rashad-dies-at-102/ https://blaqly.com/sub/vivian-ayers-allen-pulitzer-nominated-poet-and-mother-of-debbie-allen-phylicia-rashad-dies-at-102/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:04:55 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/vivian-ayers-allen-pulitzer-nominated-poet-and-mother-of-debbie-allen-phylicia-rashad-dies-at-102/ Source: Walter McBride / Getty Vivian Ayers Allen, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet, scholar, and artist who was also the mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia ...

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‘What’s Happening!!’ Star Dr. Danielle Spencer Dies At 60 — Fans Mourn The Loss Of The Icon And Animal Advocate https://blaqly.com/sub/whats-happening-star-dr-danielle-spencer-dies-at-60-fans-mourn-the-loss-of-the-icon-and-animal-advocate/ https://blaqly.com/sub/whats-happening-star-dr-danielle-spencer-dies-at-60-fans-mourn-the-loss-of-the-icon-and-animal-advocate/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:48:37 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/whats-happening-star-dr-danielle-spencer-dies-at-60-fans-mourn-the-loss-of-the-icon-and-animal-advocate/ CIRCA 1977: Actress Danielle Spencer from the TV show ‘What’s Happening!!’ does her school work on her dressing room circa 1977 in ...

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Death Is Forcing Gen X To Stare Down Its Own Mortality [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/malcolm-jamal-warners-death-is-forcing-gen-x-to-stare-down-its-own-mortality-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/malcolm-jamal-warners-death-is-forcing-gen-x-to-stare-down-its-own-mortality-op-ed/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:12:17 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/malcolm-jamal-warners-death-is-forcing-gen-x-to-stare-down-its-own-mortality-op-ed/ Source: Earl Gibson III It’s hard to contextualize grief for someone you never imagined losing. There’s a specific kind of ache that ...

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tragically Drowned While Saving His Daughter In Costa Rica https://blaqly.com/sub/malcolm-jamal-warner-tragically-drowned-while-saving-his-daughter-in-costa-rica/ https://blaqly.com/sub/malcolm-jamal-warner-tragically-drowned-while-saving-his-daughter-in-costa-rica/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:41:23 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/malcolm-jamal-warner-tragically-drowned-while-saving-his-daughter-in-costa-rica/ Source: Paras Griffin / Getty There is another heartbreaking update on the tragic passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Following news of The Cosby Show ...

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