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Marvin Isley of Isley Bros. dies at 56
 Marvin Isley, youngest member of the soulful Isley Brothers R&B group, has died from complications with diabetes, hospital officials said Monday. He was 56. Read more » 
L.A. Times: Caffie Greene dies at 91; activist was a leader in creation of King/Drew hospital"After the 1965 Watts riots, Greene focused on improving the area's inadequate healthcare. 'I have picketed all my life,' she said. She was a field deputy for Supervisor Kenneth Hahn and a trustee of the Drew medical school." Read more » 
Actor Gary Coleman dead at 42
Actor Gary Coleman, who had suffered from intracranial brain bleeding and was on life support in the intensive care unit of a Utah hospital, has died, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday. Family members... Read more » 
Lena Horne, barrier-breaking singer, dies at 92Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. Read more » 
William Elkins Jr., longtime advisor to Mayor Tom Bradley, dies at 90
Funeral services will be Friday for William Elkins Jr., a special assistant to Mayor Tom Bradley who co-chaired every Bradley campaign for Los Angeles City Council and mayor, and governor of California. Pictured, Elkins, far left, with Bradley and staff members. Read more » 
Dorothy Height, 'godmother' of the civil rights movement, dies
Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights pioneer of the 1960s, died Tuesday at the age of 98, Howard University Hospital confirmed. Above, Height is presented with a U.S. flag at a 2009 ceremony honoring her efforts to recognize the accomplishments of African Americans in the military. Read more » 
Rapper Guru dies after battle with cancerRapper Guru succumbed to complications from cancer on Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital near New York City, Solar said. There had been an outpouring of support from fans in March when it was reported Guru had a stroke and had been hospitalized. Read more » 
Former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates diesDaryl F. Gates, an LAPD lifer who generated much praise — and criticism — during his 14 years at the helm of the department, died Friday from complications of bladder cancer at age 83. Gates, who served... Read more » 
Civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks dies at 85Benjamin L. Hooks, a civil rights leader who led the NAACP from 1977 to 1992, has died, said Leila McDowell, the vice president for communication at the NAACP. Read more » Flamboyant preacher was famed for a signature performance style
The Rev. T.M. Chambers Jr., the melodramatic Baptist preacher who was the pied piper who led two generations of South L.A. youth to the church, died in his Lancaster home of natural causes Monday. He was... Read more » 
Hall of Fame football player, actor Merlin Olsen dead at 69Hall of Fame football player and actor Merlin Olsen, a giant man who friends say had an even larger heart, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, football and university officials said. Read more » 
Willie Mitchell, Al Green producer, dies at 81Willie Mitchell, the Memphis producer whose percussive, string-and-horn-tinged R&B sound shaped '70s hits by such artists as Al Green and Ann Peebles, died Tuesday. He was 81. Read more » 
Laura Mae Gross, founder of Babe's and Ricky's Inn, dies at 89
Laura Mae Gross, a Mississippi woman who came to the West Coast and founded a club that became a staple of Los Angeles' blues scene, has died of heart failure. She was 89. Gross died Saturday, relatives... Read more » 
Disc jockey DJ AM found dead at 36Nearly a year after surviving a plane crash in South Carolina, disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein was found dead in his New York apartment Friday afternoon, his publicist said. He was 36. Read more » 
Sen. Ted Kennedy dies at 77Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died Tuesday night at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 77. Read more » 
Michael Jackson, legendary pop singer, dies at 50
Singer Michael Jackson, who rose to fame with his brothers as a child and became an international superstar whose personal life became constant fodder for the tabloid media, died Thursday... Read more » 
E. Lynn Harris’ death shocks literary community
E. Lynn Harris, the author of best-selling novels about the African-American gay community, has died at age 54. Publicist Laura Gilmore told Associated Press that Harris died July 23, after being stricken... Read more » 
N.Y. Times: Eugene Smith, a sparkplug of gospel music, dies at 88Eugene Smith, whose ardent baritone and evangelical showmanship made him a celebrity among churchgoers on the South Side of Chicago and a national influence on generations of gospel singers, died Saturday in Chicago, where he lived... Read more » 
Ernie Barnes, football player-turned-artist, dies at 70Ernie Barnes, a one-time professional football player who became one of the nation’s foremost African-American artists, has died after a brief illness, his personal assistant said Tuesday. He was 70. Barnes,... Read more » 
John Hope Franklin, inestimable historian, dies at 94John Hope Franklin, the scholar who helped create the field of African-American history and dominated it for nearly six decades, has died at the age of 94. Read more » 
Memorial service planned for Dewey Martin, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummerVAN NUYS — A memorial service is being planned for Dewey Martin, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer for the legendary band, Buffalo Springfield, who was found dead in his San Fernando Valley apartment,... Read more » 
Emmy, Tony winner James Whitmore dies at 87
MALIBU — Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor James Whitmore, who appeared in films ranging from "The Asphalt Jungle'' to "Planet of the Apes'' to "The Shawshank Redemption,'' died Friday at his Malibu home... Read more » Lux Interior, co-founder of seminal punk band, dies at 60Lux Interior, the singer, songwriter and founding member of the pioneering New York City horror-punk band the Cramps, has died. He was 60. Interior, whose real name was Erick Lee Purkhiser, died at... Read more » Stephen L. Zetterberg, Democratic activist, dies at 92Democratic activist Stephen L. Zetterberg, whose unsuccessful 1948 bid for Congress bolstered Richard M. Nixon's political ascent in the 1950s, has died of natural causes. He was 92. Zetterberg died... Read more » Memorial planned for local newsman John AdamsDOWNEY — Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday for John Q. Adams, 69, former editor and publisher of the Downey Patriot newspaper and a one-time reporter for Wave Newspapers, which publishes... Read more » Ida B. Kinney, civil rights activist, dies at 104Civil rights activist Ida B. Kinney, 104, believed to be the San Fernando Valley’s oldest African-American, died, it was reported Sunday. Kinney died New Year’s Day at the home of her caregiver, Christel... Read more » |
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