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Giulio Coraggio
Emailgiulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com
Call+39 02 80 618 1
Giulio Coraggio is the Partner who heads the Intellectual Property & Technology department in Italy and is the Global Co-Chair of the Gaming & Gambling group of the firm.
Giulio is dual-qualified in Italy and in England and Wales and has over 20 years of experience assisting Italian and multinational companies on information technology, Internet and eCommerce law matters, data protection and cybersecurity issues, and gaming and gambling contentious and non-contentious legal aspects.
Giulio is a problem solver, and clients appreciate his ability to find solutions enabling them to perform what they are willing to do but identifying an underlying legal basis justifying their conduct.
Giulio has gained considerable experience in assisting primary international businesses on complex data protection compliance projects and dawn raids and investigations run by the Italian privacy authority, the Garante, as well as European privacy authorities and the disputes before them and competent courts. In addition, he has assisted leading international groups in the management of some of the most significant cyberattacks in Italy and Europe, including some of the most severe ransomware attacks and the consequential cybersecurity compliance programs.
He is an expert in drafting and negotiating international commercial and technology supply agreements and contractual and regulatory aspects concerning innovative projects on artificial intelligence, machine learning, NFT, the metaverse, and cryptocurrency contracts.
He also advises some of the most relevant operators and publishers in the market on regulatory and contentious gaming and gambling matters and esports, eCommerce and epayment projects.
Areas of FocusIntellectual Property
Professional QualificationsAvvocato admitted to the Rome BarSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Assistance on some of the most significant data breaches occurred in Italy and some of the most severe ransomware attacks occurred in Europe, as well as with the investigations and disputes occurring globally.
Assistance on data protection and contractual projects involving the usage of artificial intelligence as well as the exploitation of the biometric data in the banking and finance, insurance and gaming sectors.
Assistance on some of the most innovative NFT projects occurring in Italy, with also regulatory and contractual aspects concerning cryptocurrency and the metaverse.
Assistance to the most prominent international gambling operators in the application process for an Italian license and on contentious and non-contentious aspects of their operations.
Assistance on regulatory and commercial aspects of global esports projects and disputes before the competent gaming authorities.
University of Naples Federico II, Law degree
Queen Mary College of London, LL.M. in computer and communications law
Giulio is ranked by Chambers Europe and mentioned by The Legal 500 EMEA among the most reputable lawyers in Italy.
Insight Overview
Giulio is a speaker at conferences on Internet, IT and gambling law issues. He is the author of several articles on these topics.
Before joining DLA Piper, Giulio worked for major International law firms in their Rome and London offices.
Giulio is listed among the Leading Individuals in the area of Technology, Media & Telecommunications as well as Data Protection and Privacy by "The Legal 500" and won the awards for Privacy Lawyer of the Year in 2021 and Digital Lawyer of the Year in 2020 at the Legal Community Awards, and Technology Lawyer of the Year at the Top Legal Awards 2020. Likewise, his team is top-ranked by "The Legal 500" in the Technology Media & Telecommunications as well as Data Protection and Privacy.
He is listed among the leading global influencers in the Internet of Things sector by Onalytica and is the founder of IoTItaly, an association aimed at fostering the growth of IoT in Italy and of the Italian Privacy Think Tank, one of the largest communities of privacy experts in Italy.
Besides, he is the founder of the Italian Privacy Think Tank, one of the largest communities in Italy of privacy experts. And he is an adjunct professor in the master in data protection law at the University of Milan and the University of Roma Tre.
My latest insights
Gambling Laws of the World
31 August 2022 .1 minute read
Italian DLA Piper Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Predictions for 2022
12 January 2022 .4 minute read
GDPR Snapshot vlog series 2021: Italy
24 May 2021 .1 minute read
giulio.coraggio@dlapiper.com
+39 02 80 618 1
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As in Mali, and elsewhere, many homes in Hargeisa are hidden behind compound walls. From the outside you can't see much, although there's plenty to hear.
Below are some of my insides, on this Hargeisa hilltop.
My popcorn obsession continues, bolstered by the availability of kernels in almost every corner store. Below, popcorn gets dressed up Malian style for a date with my Somali colleagues.
In the bathroom, a bit of the eucalyptus that line the roads of Hargeisa, for visual and olfactory effect.
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T.G.I. Friday's Wants to Make Bartending an Olympic Sport? | Village Voice
T.G.I. Friday's Wants to Make Bartending an Olympic Sport?
by Lauren Shockey
Just like rhythmic gymnastics! indy.com
What to do when you've got a scandal on your hands? Create a diversion of ridiculous proportions, of course! With recent raw-sewage-dumping charges looming overhead, T.G.I. Friday's has come up with a gimmick so lame it's almost painful to write up.
T.G.I. Friday's has petitioned the International Olympic Committee to make the World Bartending Championships part of the Olympic Games.
Per a release:
T.G.I. Friday's knows that bartending requires talent, dedication and a competitive spirit just like any other Olympic sport. No longer content at being left out of the action, bartenders from T.G.I. Friday's around the globe are ready to take the main stage and raise the bar on their worthy sport: bartending.
Sure, just like javelin-throwing, it takes some arm muscle and a good flick of the wrist to make one of those tropical berry margaritas or an ultimate electric lemonade. Olympic-worthy? Questionable. Meanwhile, Chinese gymnasts locked away in training camps are crying inside (never outwardly) with the knowledge that bartenders might make it to the Games before them.

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Facility Friday: Protective Stadium Top Out, A&M Rec Center and More
Protective Stadium, the future home of the University of Alabama at Birmingham football program, held a topping out ceremony this week, marking a construction milestone on the $174 million project. The 45,000-square-foot structure is expected to be completed in fall 2021, in time for the football season. — Alabama Newscenter
Protective Life stadium topping out from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.
Muncy (Penn.) Senior High School has a new athletics center. The $15 million project includes a wrestling room, a library, a media center, locker rooms, a basketball court and classrooms. In addition, a strength and conditioning center offers fitness equipment. — WNEP.com
Media Center, weight room, locker rooms, classrooms, basketball court and wrestling room inside the athletic center https://t.co/ZKDKjdMnsa
— WNEP Sports (@WNEPSports) December 9, 2020
The University of Missouri System Board of Curators this week approved a feasibility study to plan for a larger indoor football training facility. The board approved the study by a unanimous vote, citing the need for a larger facility to compete with other SEC institutions. Athletic director Jim Sterk said construction of a second indoor practice facility has been on the school's master plan since 2011. — Columbia Missourian
The University of Illinois announced that it had received a $1 million gift from alumnus Bryan Ingram to help fund the Ubben Basketball Complex renovation and expansion project. The expansion will add 40,000 square feet to the space, and remodel portions of the building. New offices, court space, strength and conditioning space and expanded locker room and player lounges will also be included in the project. — FightingIllini.com
The Texas A&M Board of Regents has approved the construction of a $35 million recreation center. The South Campus Recreation Center will be the third rec facility on campus, providing more opportunities for students to exercise regardless of where on campus they're located. The facility will feature basketball and volleyball courts, and a large strength and conditioning area. It's expected to be completed in 2022. — The Battalion
A new @RecSports center is coming to campus! #tamu
The new facility will be built on the south side of campus by the golf course, and will be ready in 2022. https://t.co/OO1bbeGkc9 pic.twitter.com/eULEpoqKeJ
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Chembio Diagnostics HIV-Syphilis Testing System Receives FDA Approval
Oct 02, 2020 | staff reporter
NEW YORK – Chembio Diagnostics said on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has provided premarket approval for the firm's DPP HIV-Syphilis System.
The system includes the multiplex Dual Path Platform (DPP) HIV-Syphilis assay and the DPP Micro Reader optical analyzer. It will be offered in the US immediately as a result of the FDA approval, the Hauppauge, New York-based company said.
"This differentiated test provides clinicians with actionable information to improve patient care in critical areas, including coinfection and mother to child transmission," Chembio President and CEO Richard Eberly said in a statement. "This expansion of our product portfolio aligns directly with our diversification into high-value testing areas in the United States."
The company noted that coinfection rates of HIV and syphilis are ticking up. People with active syphilis infection have a two- to fivefold increased risk of contracting HIV if exposed to the virus, Chembio said, citing statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The DPP HIV-Syphilis multiplex, single-use immunoassay system provides results in 15 minutes and detects antibodies to HIV types 1 and 2 as well as to Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. A 10-microliter sample of fingerstick blood, venous blood, or plasma is used for testing.
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Vs > Maseru
Puerto Princesa, Palawan vs Maseru Climate & Distance Between
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The distance between Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines and Maseru, Lesotho is approximately 10,656 km or 6,622 mi.
To reach Puerto Princesa, Palawan in this distance one would set out from Maseru bearing 82.1° or E and follow the great circles arc to approach Puerto Princesa, Palawan bearing 61.2° or ENE .
Puerto Princesa, Palawan has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Maseru has a subtropical highland climate with no dry season (Cfb).
Puerto Princesa, Palawan is in or near the tropical moist forest biome whereas Maseru is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
The annual average temperature is 12.3 °C (22.2°F) warmer.
Average monthly temperatures vary by 11.5 °C (20.7°F) less in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The continentality subtype is extremely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
Total annual precipitation averages 916 mm (36.1 in) more which is equivalent to 916 l/m² (22.48 US gal/ft²) or 9,160,000 l/ha (979,265 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/3 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 13.7° higher in Puerto Princesa, Palawan than in Maseru.
Relative humidity levels are 34% higher.
The table shows values for Puerto Princesa, Palawan relative to Maseru. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Maseru vs Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) +3 (+5) +5 (+9) +7 (+13) +12 (+22) +15 (+27) +17 (+31) +16 (+29) +13 (+23) +9 (+16) +7 (+13) +5 (+9) +3 (+5) +9 (+17)
Average Temperature °C ( °F) +6 (+11) +7 (+12) +10 (+17) +15 (+26) +19 (+33) +20 (+35) +20 (+35) +17 (+30) +13 (+23) +11 (+19) +8 (+14) +7 (+12) +12 (+22)
Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) +7 (+13) +7 (+13) +9 (+16) +14 (+25) +20 (+36) +23 (+41) +24 (+43) +20 (+36) +16 (+29) +13 (+23) +10 (+18) +9 (+16) +14 (+26)
Average Precipitation mm (in) -76 (-3) -61 (-2) -36 (-1) -25 (-1) +107 (+4) +159 (+6) +167 (+7) +186 (+7) +202 (+8) +144 (+6) +124 (+5) +25 (+1) +916 (+36)
Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -9 ( -29) -7 ( -25) -7 ( -23) -3 ( -10) +7 (+23) +12 (+40) +12 (+39) +14 (+45) +14 (+47) +9 (+29) +5 (+17) -1 ( -3) +46 (+12)
Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -2h 09' -1h 20' -0h 14' +0h 55' +1h 54' +2h 24' +2h 11' +1h 20' +0h 12' -0h 57' -1h 56' -2h 24' 0h 00'
Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -20 -1.5 +19.9 +39.1 +39.1 +39 +39 +38.9 +20.8 -1.8 -19.9 -27.3 +13.7
Relative Humidity (%) +30 +22 +19 +21 +31 +36 +40 +44 +47 +43 +39 +36 +34
Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +14.6 (+26) +12.4 (+22) +14.3 (+26) +19.4 (+35) +25.5 (+46) +27.5 (+50) +28.7 (+52) +28.1 (+51) +26.5 (+48) +22.7 (+41) +18.9 (+34) +16.8 (+30) +21.3 (+38)
http://www.puerto-princesa.climatemps.com/vs/lesotho.php
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Puerto Princesa, Palawan vs Blakely, Ga, Usa
Puerto Princesa, Palawan vs Topeka, Ks, Usa
Maseru vs Punta Arenas, Chile
Maseru vs Condega, Nicaragua
Maseru vs Windhoek, Namibia
Maseru vs Kawaguchiko, Japan
Te Anau vs Kufra
Kars vs Rabat
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Puerto Princesa, Palawan vs Maseru Discussion
Climate Guides for Locations near Maseru
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Upington, South Africa - 614.2 kms (381.7 miles) W
Kimberley, South Africa - 266.7 kms (165.8 miles) WNW
Bloemfontein, South Africa - 117.3 kms (72.9 miles) WNW
Port Elizabeth, South Africa - 548.4 kms (340.8 miles) SSW
Thuli Estate, Zimbabwe - 894.9 kms (556.1 miles) N
Tuli, Zimbabwe - 842.4 kms (523.5 miles) NNE
Beitbridge, Zimbabwe - 828.6 kms (514.9 miles) NNE
Pietersburg, South Africa - 636.4 kms (395.5 miles) NNE
Pretoria, South Africa - 403.4 kms (250.7 miles) N
Maputo, Mozambique - 627.4 kms (389.9 miles) NE
Johannesburg, South Africa - 359.7 kms (223.5 miles) NNE
Mbabane, Swaziland - 489.9 kms (304.4 miles) NE
Durban, South Africa - 342.4 kms (212.8 miles) ESE
East London, South Africa - 414.2 kms (257.4 miles) S


"Sorption characteristic of coal, Particle Size, Gas Type and Time" by Raul Maria Melgarejo Florentin, Najdat I. Aziz et al.
Melgarejo Florentin, R., Aziz, N. I., Black, D. and Nghiem, L. D. (2009). Sorption characteristic of coal, Particle Size, Gas Type and Time. Proceedings of the 2009 Coal Operators'' Conference (pp. 207-215). Wollongong, Australia: University of Wollongong.
Sorption characteristics of Bulli seam coal samples were examined with respect to coal particle size, gas type and time. Sorption tests were carried out by the indirect gravimetric method for determining gas content in coal. Various coal particle sizes were tested in addition to 54 mm diameter coal core. The other coal sizes were ±15 mm (-5/8+0.530 mesh) cubical blocks and coal fragments of ±1.18 mm (-0.256+16 mesh), ±6.70 mm (-5/16+0.256 mesh), and ±8.00 mm (-5/8+5/16 mesh). The samples were maintained in specially designed pressure vessels, at constant temperature of 24 °C and subjected to gas pressures up to maximum of 4000 kPa with incremental increasing steps of 500 kPa. All samples were tested with CH4, and CO2. The first group of ±1.18 mm size coal fragments achieved the highest gas adsorption, and the lowest was 54 mm size. Adsorption of carbon dioxide was typically the highest and that of methane was lowest. Furthermore, the tests also showed that the longer it takes to reach the pressure equilibrium the higher the gas adsorption. This study suggests that the gas content in coal depends strongly on gas type, sorption time, and particle size. Sorption time however, appears to be independent of particle size.


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BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE-PART I:
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PART II: "BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE-UPDATED"
PART 3: (BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE)
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Location Dyvaville, USA
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BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE-[b]PART I:[/b]
R&B duo "Damian Dame" (pictured above) consisted of Debra Jean Hurd aka "Deah Dame," and Bruce Edward Brodus aka Damian. They were the first act signed to the "LaFace," label by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid. They were famous for the following hits, "Exclusivity," "Right Down To It," and "Gotta Learn My Rhythm." Deah would die in an car accident on June 27, 1994. She was 35 years old. Damian would die on the same day (June 27th) two years later of colon cancer.
Singer Richard "Dimples" Fields (pictured above) was famous for the songs, "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another," and "She's Got Papers On Me." Fields would die of an massive stroke on Jan. 12th, 2000. He was 58 years old.
Edmund Sylvers (pictured above) was the lead singer of the group "The Sylvers." At age 47, he would succumb to lung cancer in 2004, following a 10-month illness. The Sylvers hits include: "Boogie Fever," and "Hot Line."
Actress Teresa Graves (pictured above) appeared on "Laugh-In," and starred in the television series, "Get Christie Love," she popularized the word "sugar," in the series. Graves died in a house fire four years ago. She was found unconscious in a rear addition to the house where a faulty spare heater sparked the blaze and she was pronounced dead at the scene. It took 50 firefighters, 30 minutes to put the fire out.
Dino Connor, 28, (pictured above) was the lead singer of the group "H-Town." He was killed along with his girlfriend in 2003. They had just left the studio when their vehicle was struck by a SUV that ran a red light. The group rose to prominance 12 years ago with their smash hit, "Knockin The Boots."
Renee Diggs (pictured above) was the lead vocalist for the group "Starpoint." Their big hit was "Object Of My Desire." Diggs died last year of heart-related complications and she also suffered from multiple sclerosis. Miss Diggs was 50.
Singing trio "The Jones Girls," (pictured above) were sisters who sung background for Diana Ross. They rose to fame after Ross got them a record deal to go out on their own. Their hits included, "You're Going To Make Me Love Somebody Else," and "Dance Turned Into Romance." Sadly, member Valorie Jones, 45, died in 2001, cause of death is unknown.
Actress Shirley Hemphill (pictured above) appeared in the 70's sitcom "What's Happening." She died in 1999 from kidney failure. She was 50. It was nearly two weeks before her body was discovered in her home.
Lynn Collins (pictured above) who sung with James Brown and recorded the smash hit "Think" in the early 70's died last year of cardiac arrhythmia. She was 56 years old.
Van McCoy (January 6, 1940-July 6, 1979) was a music producer, musician, songwriter, and orchestra conductor most famous for his massive 1975 disco hit "The Hustle," which is still played on dance floors today, almost 30 years after his death. He is also notable for producing such recording artists as Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda & The Tabulations, David Ruffin (Walk Away From Love) and Peaches & Herb, Melba Moore (Lean On Me) and Stacy Lattisaw. McCoy died of a massive heart attack in 1979.
Harry Ray (first photo) was the original lead singer of the "Moments," and "Ray Goodman & Brown." Their hits included, "Love On A Two Way Street," "Special Lady," and "Happy Anniversary." Ray would die of a massive stroke in 1992.
Harold Melvin (above, center) formed the group "Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes," with Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals. The group had numerous hits during the 70's, including "Wake Up Everybody," and "Bad Luck." Pendergrass would leave to pursue a successful solo career. Harold Melvin continued to tour with various lineups of Blue Notes until suffering a massive stroke. Melvin died on March 24, 1997 at the age of fifty-seven.
Singer Gwen Guthrie is best known for her hit, "Ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent," in 1986. Guthrie started her career by moonlighting as a singer of commercial jingles, sometimes with her friend Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson fame). A songwriting partnership with Patrick Grant resulted in Ben E. King's comeback single, "Supernatural Thing," and "This Time I'll Be Sweeter," covered by numerous artists. She was also the writer of Roberta Flack's "God Don't Like Ugly," and she contributed to the Sister Sledge album, "Circle Of Love." Miss Guthrie died of uterine cancer on February 3, 1999 at the age of 48.
Wylie Draper, the actor who portrayed Michael Jackson in the mini-series, "The Jacksons: An American Dream," died a year after the program aired. Draper died from a rare form of leukemia.
Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (pictured on the bottom half of the above photo with the mustache) was an character actor best known for his recurring role as Sweet Daddy Williams on the CBS sitcom Good Times from 1976 until 1979. Wilson also played the role of Al Dunbar in a popular two-part episode of the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!. In the conclusion of the two-parter, Wilson's character gets arrested for bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert. Wilson was married to actress Joan Pringle. He died from AIDS-related complications on July 21, 1991 at the age of 47 in Los Angeles, California.
Vocalist/writer/producer David Townsend (pictured above in the hat) from the '80s vocal trio "Surface," known for such lush ballads as "Happy," "Closer Than Friends," "Shower Me With Your Love" and "The First Time," was found dead inside his Northridge, California home by a close friend. The cause of death was unknown. Townsend was 50. Townsend was the son of the late songwriter/producer Ed Townsend, who was responsible for co-writing "Let's Get It On" by the late great Marvin Gaye and had his own solo hit, "For Your Love" back in 1958.
Lead singer, Kenny "G-Love," Greene (pictured in the center) of the 90's group "Intro," died of AIDS complications in 2001.
Actor Steve James (pictured above, on the right) starred mostly in low-budget action films such as the American Ninja series, The Delta Force (1986), The Exterminator (1980), and Enter the Game of Death (1978). James also starred as Kung Fu Joe in the 1988 comedy/spoof "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka." His uncle was James Wall, who played Mr. Baxter on Captain Kangaroo. James was also close friends with actor Michael Dudikoff (above left, the two met while shooting American Ninja) and director William Friedkin described him as "One of the most nicest, toughest and professional actors I've ever worked with." Steve James died of pancreatic cancer in Burbank, California, at age 41 in 1993. Eulogies at James' funerial service were delivered by Sidney Poitier and director-writer S.C. Dacy.
Kevin Peter Hall (pictured above) was an actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in Misfits of Science (1985), the 'monsters' in Prophecy (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Predator (1987), and Predator 2 (1990). He also had guest spots on shows like Night Court and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall stature—he stood 7' 2½" (2.20 m). His mother stood a top height of 6'2" and his father stood 6'6." He married 227 actress Alaina Reed in 1989 after appearing on the program. In the fall of 1990, Hall was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles and required a blood transfusion, which was later discovered to be contaminated with HIV. He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. He and his wife had two children.
When Cameo first hit the scene, Wayne Cooper (1st, black and white photo) was the lead singer. He sung lead on hits "Why Have I Lost You?" "We're Going Out Tonight," and "Shake Your Pants."
Before joining Cameo, Cooper reportedly was featured on background vocals on Eddie Kendricks' solo albums.
Cooper is considered one of the best falsetto vocalists of all-time, in the same league as Bobby DeBarge and Philip Bailey.
Cooper reportedly left Cameo to pursue a solo career but his career was cut short by his death-that is still shrouded in mystery.
Some reports indicate that Cooper died in a plane crash in 1981 and other reports claim that Cooper allegedly succumbed to AIDS in 1984 at the age of 28.
Depending on who you talk to, 16-year old actress, Tara McMullen (pictured above with Martin Lawrence) was either bi-racial or part Latino. Regardless, we decided to include her in this segment. Tara Correa-McMullen (May 24, 1989–October 21, 2005) is the stage name of Shalvah McMullen, an actress who was well-known for a recurring role playing a gang member, Graciela Reyes, on the CBS TV series, Judging Amy. In 2005, she co-starred in her first movie, "Rebound," with Martin Lawrence. Correa-McMullen was born in Westminster, Vermont to Devra Correa and Thomas McMullen. She moved to Los Angeles, California and sang in the Venice High School choir. McMullen was also known for her temper, she got into scuffles with high school classmates and she threw furniture. She eventually stopped going to school and started hanging out with a older gangbanger. One day, she arrived on the "Judging Amy," set and said, "I don't want to do this anymore," despite making thousands per episode, she simply preferred hanging out on the corners with gang buddies. Before that, she would arrive on the set with black eyes, claiming, she got jumped in during a gang initiation, she also started dressing in all red. On October 21, 2005, Correa-McMullen was shot to death outside an apartment complex in Inglewood, California. Suspected gang member Damien Watts, 20, was charged with her murder on March 1, 2006. When charged, Watts was already in custody for a separate shooting. While police believe her death was gang-related (mirroring her most well-known role), "she may have just been at the wrong place at the wrong time," claimed Sgt. Steve Overly.
'REAL LIFE DEATHS' OF 3 ACTORS WHO APPEARED IN THE FILM "A SOLDIER'S STORY"
Larry Riley (pictured above on the set of A Soldier's Story) was an actor, best known to screen viewers for his role as C.J. Memphis in the movie "A Soldier's Story," and as Frank Williams in the prime-time soap opera Knots Landing. When Riley wasn't working as an actor, he was a respected craftsman who built Hollywood sets. He died of AIDS in 1992. He was forced to give up his role in "Knots Landing," because of his declining health due to the illness.
Adolph Caesar is best remembered for his role in director Norman Jewison's film, "A Soldier's Story," for which he received a nomination for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" from both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. He also played the role of "Old Mister," opposite Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover, in Steven Spielberg's film, "The Color Purple." Adolph Caesar was working on the Los Angeles set of the 1986 film, "Tough Guys," when he suffered a heart attack and died a short time later.
Howard Rollins was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on Another World. Rollins was also nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the motion picture, Ragtime. In 1984, he starred in director Norman Jewison's film, A Soldier's Story which led to his role as "Virgil Tibbs" on the In the Heat of the Night television series based on Jewison's acclaimed motion picture of the same name. In 1993, Rollins spent about a month in jail for driving under the influence and reckless driving. Because of continued legal problems, Rollins was ultimately dropped from In the Heat of the Night and was replaced by Carl Weathers. Rollins was invited back as a guest star on several episodes in the seventh season, but further legal problems led to his being totally banned from the county where the series was filmed. During this time, Rollins changed his appearance and appeared on a talk show in feminine looking clothes. Rollins died in 1996 after complications from AIDS-related lymphoma and was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in his native Baltimore. He had been diagnosed with the condition approximately six weeks earlier.
In 1993, Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Don Myrick was fatally shot by LAPD in a case of mistaken identity.
Roger Troutman November 29, 1951 - April 25, 1999 was the lead singer of the band Zapp. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Roger was the fourth of nine children. On a Sunday morning, April 25, 1999, Roger Troutman was found shot and critically wounded outside his northwest Dayton recording studio around 7 a.m. According to doctors, the 47-year-old had been shot several times in the torso and was in critical condition; he died during surgery at the local hospital "Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center." Roger's brother Larry was discovered dead in a car a few blocks away with a single gunshot wound to the head. A pistol was found inside the vehicle, which matched the description of a car leaving the scene of Roger Troutman's shooting according to witnesses. Police concluded it to be an apparent murder-suicide, but family members could not offer any reason or motive. It is likely that a personal dispute had developed between the two brothers; as far as can be determined, Larry shot Roger, then shot himself. Roger Troutman is known for popularizing the talk box within the rap community. He was very popular with bay area rappers such as Tupac Shakur and Spice 1. He collaborated with Tupac and Dr. Dre on "California Love," which made the top 10 on the charts and was nominated for a Grammy for best rap performance by a duo or group in 1997.
Grover Washington, Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was a jazz-funk musician born in Buffalo, New York. Along with George Benson, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of the smooth jazz genre. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mr. Magic,""Black Frost," and "The Best is Yet to Come." In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists, including Bill Withers on "Just the Two of Us" (still in regular rotation on radio today) and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind of Love." He is also remembered for his take on a Dave Brubeck classic, called "Take Another Five", and for his hit "Soulful Strut." On December 17th, 1999, while waiting in the green room after taping four songs for the The Early Show, at CBS Studios in New York City, Washington collapsed. He was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 7:30 p.m. His doctors determined that he had suffered a massive heart attack. He was 56 when he died.
Chic was one of the top selling groups of the late 70's with hits "Good Times," Le Freak," etc., and members, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards (bassist) were a top-notch in demand production team for Diana Ross (Upside Down, I'm Coming Out), Sister Sledge (We Are Family, The Greatest Dancer), Blondie (Rapture), etc. Sadly, at the age of 43, Bernard Edwards (pictured above, 3rd from the left) died of pneumonia while touring with the group "Power Station," in Tokyo in 1996. Edwards left behind a wife and five kids. Chic drummer Tony Thompson (pictured above, on the end) would die of kidney cancer in November of 2003.
Renaldo "Obie" Benson (2nd photo, left) a member of Motown singing group the Four Tops, died two years ago at age 69. The singer died in a Detroit hospital from lung cancer. He was diagnosed after having a leg amputated due to circulation problems. The Four Tops sold 50 million records and had hits including Reach Out (I'll be There) and I Can't Help Myself. The only surviving original members are Levi Stubbs and Abdul "Duke" Fakir. Lawrence Payton (2nd photo with glasses) died in 1997 of liver cancer. Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops has cancer and suffered a stroke and is sometimes confined to a wheelchair.
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939–March 7, 2004) was an Academy Award-nominated television and film actor. Winfield was openly gay in his private life, but remained discreet about it in the public eye. He was best known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film "Sounder," and as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the television miniseries "King." Winfield also narrated the show "City Confidential," on the A&E channel. Winfield died of a heart attack in 2004; he was 64. His long-time partner of 30 years, architect Charles Gillan Jr., preceded him in death in 2002.
Fred "Rerun" Berry was an actor best known for the role of Fred "Rerun" Stubbs on the popular 1970s television show What's Happening!! During the 1980s, Berry battled drug addiction and alcoholism. He revived the character of Rerun in the series What's Happening Now!!, but would only be on that show for 1 year. During the 1990s he became a Baptist minister and lost 100 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes. He was married six times to four different women. Berry came off as jovial and humorous but over the years I have heard numerous stories of brutal domestic abuse towards his ex-wives. Allegedly, that's why none of his six marriages lasted. At one time, he was rumored to be involved with singer Toni Basil (Mickey). Berry died in 2003 at his Los Angeles home where he was recovering from a stroke. He was 52.
I had the opportunity to meet Katherine Dunham in the late 90's. This woman was a 'national treasure' and a renowned superstar in the world of dance. Although she was confined to a wheelchair when I met her, she had fascinating stories to tell and she was full of wisdom. This is for you Mrs. Dunham.
Katherine Mary Dunham was an African-American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator and activist who was a highly trained and respected anthropologist. She has been called the "Matriarch" and "Queen Mother of Black Dance," and had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century. During her heyday in the 1940s, 50s and 60s she was renowned throughout Europe and Latin America as La Grande Katherine, and the Washington Post called her "Dance's Katherine the Great." The Katherine Dunham troupe (which included Eartha Kitt at one time) also appeared in numerous Hollywood films.
For more than 30 years she maintained the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, the only permanent, self-subsidized American black dance troupe at that time, and over her long career she choreographed more than 90 individual dances. In 1989, Dunham was awarded the most prestigious artistic award, "The National Medal Of Arts" at a White House ceremony. Sadly, last year, Katherine Dunham died in her sleep in New York City on May 21, 2006, she was 97.
Willi Smith (February 29, 1948-April 17, 1987) was one of the most successful African-American fashion designers in fashion history. At its peak, his company WilliWear Ltd. sold $25 million worth of clothing a year. Although the company bared his name and he was the public figurehead, the majority of the revenue generated-went to white investors. Smith was also the brother of model Tookie Smith. Tookie had a long-term relationship with actor Robert DeNiro and is the mother of his twins. Willie designed the wedding dress worn by Mary Jane Watson when she married Peter Parker in the Spider-Man comic book and comic strip in 1987 and the suits for Edwin Schlossberg and his groomsmen when he married Caroline Kennedy in 1986. Smith also designed clothes for Spike Lee 's 1987 film School Daze. Smith died unexpectedly at the relatively young age of 39 after contracting pneumonia while on a trip to India, apparently as a result of AIDS. It is suspected that Smith, himself, didn't know he had the disease although those around him knew he was fragile in his last days.
Max Robinson (May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) was a television journalist and was the Chicago based co-anchor of ABC News "World News Tonight" from 1978-1983 in the United States, and is best known for being the only (as of 2006) African American broadcast network news anchor in the United States. He was also a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists. Robinson's ABC tenure was marked by conflicts between him and the management of ABC News over viewpoints and the portrayal of Black America in the news. In addition, he was known by his co-workers to show up late for work or sometimes not show up at all, along with his moods, and his use of alcohol escalated. In addition, Robinson was known to fight racism at any turn and often felt unworthy of the admiration he received and was not pleased with what he had accomplished. He was often considered a mentor to young black broadcast journalists. Robinson found out he had AIDS while he was hospitalized for pneumonia in an Illinois hospital, but he kept it a secret. In the fall of 1988, Robinson was in Washington to deliver a speech at Howard University's School of Journalism when he became increasingly ill. Robinson checked himself into Howard University Hospital, where he died of AIDS on December 20, 1988. Robinson never knew how he contracted the disease since he didn't engage in high-risk behavior. Robinson was survived by-three ex-wives and four children.
Raymond St. Jacques (March 1, 1930 – August 27, 1990) was an African-American actor. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he was known for playing the roles of Coffin Ed in the 1970 blaxploitation classic Cotton Comes to Harlem, Rawhide and a two year stint as Judge Clayton C. Thomas on the well-forgotten Syndicated TV show Superior Court from 1988 to 1990. He died from AIDS related lymphoma in Los Angeles, California at age 60. He was the father of Sterling St. Jacques (who died in 1984 from AIDS). St. Jacques and actor Paul Winfield were common fixtures at gay clubs in the Castro district of San Francisco when they were in town in the 70's and 80's.
Melvin Lindsey (1955-1992) was an African American radio and television personality in the Washington, D.C. area widely known for originating the "Quiet Storm" late-night music programming format. Lindsey began his broadcast career as an intern at Howard University radio station WHUR-FM. In 1976, he brought "The Quiet Storm" to the station's late-night lineup, titled after a romantic hit single by tenor crooner Smokey Robinson. The show's soulfully melodic, moody musical fare made it a phenomenal success, and "The Quiet Storm" spawned scores of imitations in stations across the country serving a black, adult, urban demographic. Lindsey's show also gave rise to a category of music of the same name. After a nine-year run on WHUR, Lindsey took his format to another local radio station, WKYS-FM, for five more years and later hosted Screen Scene (with Suzette Charles) for Black Entertainment Television (BET). Lindsey also worked for Washington, D.C. television stations WTTG-TV and WFTY-TV and for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. Melvin Lindsey died of AIDS in 1992, but the Quiet Storm format he originated remains a staple in radio programming today, three decades after its inception.
Luther Ingram (November 30, 1937—March 19, 2007) was an R&B soul singer and songwriter. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, his songs appeared in the pop and R & B charts, even though he worked for a small label, Koko Records, owned by his manager and producer, Johnny Baylor. Koko and Baylor were closely associated with the Memphis-based Stax Records label during the height of its commercial success. Ingram is best known for his hit, "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)", written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. The song placed number one on Billboard magazine's R&B chart, and peaked at number three on that publication's Hot 100 chart in 1972 (later successfully covered by Millie Jackson and Barbara Mandrell).
Other popular tracks include "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" and "I'll Be Your Shelter." He also co-wrote the Staples Singers hit, "Respect Yourself." Ingram died on March 19 2007, after years of kidney problems, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was 69.
Carl M. Brashear, 75 —First African-American Navy master diver whose inspirational story was the basis for the film "Men of Honor," died in 2006.
Claydes Charles Smith, 57 — Co-founder of "Kool and the Gang" who played lead guitar and wrote hits like "Celebration" and "Hollywood Swinging," died in 2006 after a lengthy illness.
Lloyd Richards, 87 —The first black director on Broadway, he was the one who discovered the playwright August Wilson and then collaborated with him over two decades died in 2006.
Franklyn Seales (pictured above, far left, back row) was born in St. Vincent, Caribbean Islands. His movie appearances include "The Onion Field," and "Star Trek."
TV appearances for Mr. Seales include three 1982 episodes of "Hill Street Blues," one episode of "Wiseguy," one "Growing Pains" episode, and the TV sitcom Amen as Lorenzo Hollingsworth during the 1986-1987 season. He also had a role in the mini-series Beulah Land.
Seales is most famous for his role on "Silver Spoons." He played Dexter Stuffins, business manager and family friend of the Strattons, starting in Season 2. He also did some artwork as a painter. He died in Brooklyn, New York of AIDS in 1990.
Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker (December 18, 1937, Buffalo, New York - October 21, 2000, North Miami Beach, Florida) was a famous New York radio DJ. (Coined "Hollywood" for his keen sense of showmanship and self-marketing tactics.) According to popeducation.org, Frankie began his career in Buffalo, then moved to Soul station WWRL New York before being hired by top-40 WMCA in 1969. He later worked for WBLS-FM as program director, taking that station to the top of the ratings during the late 1970's. He sometimes called himself the "Chief Rocker," and he was as well known for his boastful on-air patter as for his off-air flamboyance.
When Studio 54 was at the height of its popularity, Crocker rode in through the front entrance on a white stallion. In the studio, before he left for the day, Crocker would light a candle and invite female listeners to enjoy a candlelight bath with him. Crocker was once linked to actress Jayne Kennedy after she divorced first husband Leon Issac Kennedy. At his peak, Crocker was the most famous black DJ in the world and the first to command and receive a six figure annual salary. His popularity was so immense, he worked in NY six months and worked the remaining six months in Los Angeles for a short time. Crocker died of pancreatic cancer in 2000.
Sadly, actor Calvin Lockhart (pictured above) died from complications of a stroke in the Bahamas, recently. He was 72. When I was a child, I remember meeting Lockhart at a celebrity function I was attending with my parents. He is one of the most beautiful men I've ever seen. Flawless skin, snow white teeth, naturally curly hair, beautiful black eyes and long lashes. Every woman in the place was trying to get at Lockhart. Our condolences go out to his family. In January, Lockhart made his last movie "Rain," which was filmed in The Bahamas and not yet released. He is survived by his mother, Minerva Cooper; his wife, Jennifer Miles-Lockhart; sons Michael Lockhart and Julien Lockhart Miles; brothers Carney, Eric and Phillip Cooper; sisters, Melba and Delores. R.I.P. Mr. Lockhart.
Doreen Waddell, a former vocalist with the groups Soul II Soul and KLF, died in a traffic accident, apparently after running from a store where she had been accused of shoplifting, police said. She was 36.
Waddell died March 1, 2002 after she was hit by cars on a highway in Shoreham in southern England, Sussex police said. It took several days to identify her body.
Police said it appeared she had been running from a supermarket after being confronted about shoplifting. She was struck by three cars on the nearby A27 highway and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Goods from the store were found scattered across the road.
Waddell, who used the stage name Do'reen, sang on the influential British dance band's best-selling 1989 album "Club Classics Volume I'' and was lead vocalist on the songs "Feel Free'' and "Happiness.''
By the time the Force M.D's made a record deal, signing with Tommy Boy Records in 1984, they had already developed into a pure quiet storm/urban R&B group, with their top-ten R&B hit "Tears" from the Love Letters album, signified by their street attitude. They produced a collection of R&B hits throughout the '80s, but their sole pop hit was the Top Ten Jimmy Jam- and Terry Lewis-penned love song "Tender Love" from both their second album Chillin' (1986) and the 1985 feature film and soundtrack Krush Groove. With the exception of their first album, the group was also the first act on Tommy Boy to have major-label distribution through its then-parent Warner Bros. Records. Tragedy struck the group three times with the passing of three of its members: Charles "Mercury" Nelson suffered a fatal heart attack in 1995, Antoine "TCD" Lundy died of Lou Gehrig's disease in 1998 and DJ Dr. Rock died under unknown circumstances.
Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (July 3, 1949 – May 13, 2006), was the co-founder and lead vocalist, of the international R&B/funk group Heatwave. Heatwave was a popular group during the late-1970s, with hits such as "Boogie Nights," "Always and Forever" and "The Groove Line" on which Wilder sang co-lead vocals.
In February 1979, a van struck Wilder's car, paralyzing him from the neck down and hospitalizing him for a year. During the 1980s and 1990s, Wilder went on to record other albums with the group and later began a gospel career, singing a cappella on albums My Goal and One More Day.
He died in his sleep on May 13, 2006 at his home in Clayton, Ohio, at age 56. The cause of his death is unknown.
Michael Jonas Evans (November 3, 1949 – December 14, 2006) (usually credited as Mike Evans), was an actor and co-creator of the show "Good Times," with Eric Monte (Ralph Carter's character Michael Evans was named after him).
Evans was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. His father, Theodore Evans Sr., was a dentist, and his mother, Annie Sue Evans, was a school teacher. His family later moved to Los Angeles, where he graduated from Los Angeles High School. He later studied acting at Los Angeles City College.
Evans is most famous for creating the recurring role of Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and was the first (and eventually final) actor to play Lionel on the spin-off The Jeffersons. He played Lionel on The Jeffersons for much of its 11-year run, with the majority of his appearances occurring from 1979-1983. Opera singer/actor Damon Evans played the role for a few years of The Jeffersons, as Michael was occupied in the production of Good Times. He returned after Good Times was cancelled in 1979.
His last TV role was in 2000, on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. Evans was also a real estate investor and owned properties in California's Inland Empire.
As the original Lionel, his absence was noticed at a Sherman Hemsley TV Land special, which aired in July 2006. Most of the other surviving Jeffersons cast members were present, as well as Sally Struthers and the cast of "Amen."
Evans died of throat cancer at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, California at the age of 57. The announcement of his death was not released until a week later.
Ohio Player members: Clarence "Satch" Satchell died in January 1996 after suffering a brain aneurysm. Ralph Middlebrooks died in November 1997.
During her early years as an actress, Rosalind Cash moonlighted as a hospital aide, waitress, salesgirl, and nightclub singer. Cash made her Broadway bow in the 1966 production The Wayward Stork. Her film career began when Charlton Heston personally selected her to co-star in his 1971 sci-fi vehicle "The Omega Man."
Daytime-drama devotees know Cash best as the matriarchal Mary Mae Ward on "General Hospital," but she has made many appearances on television in series, telepics, and miniseries. One thing that set Cash apart from other African-American actresses was her refusal to play stereotypical roles. Though she rarely had the opportunity to demonstrate the full extent of her range and ability, Cash's characters were intelligent, independent, and sexy. In 1987, Cash was given the Phoenix Award by the Black American Cinema Society in honor of her achievements. In 1992, her name was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
Cash died of cancer in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 56.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Hi-Five lead singer Tony Thompson was found dead yesterday (June 1) in his hometown of Waco, Texas.
Thompson's body was found outside of an apartment complex around 10:00 pm. He allegedly died of drug overdose, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed. Thompson and Hi-Five hit #1 with 1990's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)," which was produced by R&B/Hip-Hop producer Teddy Riley and taken from the group's debut, Hi-Five.The album also produced singles like "I Can't Wait Another Minute" and "I Just Can't Handle It." Hi-Five broke up around 1994 but reunited and released a new album The Return in 2006 on Thompson's record label N'Depth.Thompson also collaborated with Port Arthur, Texas rapper Bun-B on his 2006 single "Rock Ya Body," which was produced by Play-N-Skillz. Thompson, was working on new material for an upcoming album as well.
Source: AHH
Artimus Lamont Bentley (October 25, 1973 – January 18, 2005) was an American television and film actor. He is known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on Moesha, and Crazy K in Tales from the Hood.
Bentley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Los Angeles with his mother Loyce, who wished to ignite her career as a singer. Bentley was befriended by author and hotel magnate Christopher Spencer, who was his personal manager during his career on Moesha.
He worked on the film Buffalo Soldiers with Danny Glover. He was involved in a lawsuit with a security guard at Sunset/Gower Studios in Hollywood in which the guard accused Bentley and his friends of beating him.
On January 18, 2005, he was killed in a single-car accident in southern California's Ventura County. He was driving on Highway 118 near Simi Valley (which is 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles) when his vehicle went over an embankment, ejecting him (the sole occupant) from the vehicle and into traffic where five cars struck him. He was 31 and the father of two young daughters.
Merlin Santana (March 14, 1976 - November 9, 2002), was a Dominican American television and film actor best known for his role as teenager Romeo on The Steve Harvey Show. He also played Rudy's boyfriend Stanley on The Cosby Show.
Merlin Santana was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York, United States to parents from the Dominican Republic. He attended Acenscion Catholic School in New York. His career in show business began with a push from his mother, who recognized her son's talent and wanted to keep him off the tough streets of New York. He began his career at the age of three as an advertising model for a fast food chain. His first screen appearance was as an extra in the Woody Allen film The Purple Rose of Cairo.
He later landed the recurring role of Stanley, the faithful admirer of young Rudy Huxtable (and romantic rival of Rudy's friend Kenny), on the hit comedy series "The Cosby Show." Santana was then cast as a sharp-tongued 15-year-old in the comedy series Getting By, starring Cindy Williams and Telma Hopkins. His brother was portrayed by Deon Richmond, who played Kenny on The Cosby Show.
He chose to keep his last name of Santana to represent his Afro-Latino heritage. One episode of The Steve Harvey Show marked the first time when Afro-Latinos communicated in Spanish on a commercial network. The episode was about Romeo being taken out of school by his father.
He played Romeo Santana on The Steve Harvey Show for the WB. This is probably around the same time that he got a tattoo on his chest. He proudly represented the small number of Latino actors in the television industry.
He appeared in the VH1 movie Play'd with Toni Braxton and Rashaan Nall as a rapper and had a role in Eddie Murphy's Showtime. His last television acting role was on Half & Half as a singer.
His last film role was Carlos in The Blues with his former television brother, Deon Richmond. It was filmed months before his death.
On November 9, 2002, Santana died after being shot in the head while sitting in the passenger seat of a friend's car. He was 26 years old.
At 2:30 AM that day, Merlin was sitting in a parked car and a person approached the car and shot him (six times, according to one source). He died before any help could arrive. The public did not find out about the shooting until Monday morning. A woman was arrested early on Monday for possible connections to the murder. She was later charged. He was buried on November 18, 2002, and left behind a now 11 year old daughter.
Damien Andre Gates was convicted of the first-degree murder of Santana and the attempted murder of another man in the car, and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 70 years in prison. Brandon Douglas Bynes received 23 years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. An officer involved in the case testified that Monique King, reportedly the girlfriend of Gates and aged 15 at the time of Santana's death, falsely claimed that Santana had tried to rape her, which prompted Gates and Bynes to attack the car. King received eight years in juvenile custody.
Ronald Winans (June 30, 1956 - June 17, 2005), also known as Ron Winans, was born the second of 10 children to David and Delores Winans. He was part of "The Winans," which consisted of Ron and his brothers Marvin, Carvin and Michael. The Winans were discovered by contemporary gospel pioneer, Andrae Crouch. They released their first album in 1981, entitled Introducing The Winans; with this release the world would become familiar with the name "Winans," which is now synonymous with contemporary gospel. Ronald also had a thriving career as a solo artist, recording a series of CDs called "Ron Winans Family & Friends," and numbered I-V, each of which contained at least one song that became a smash hit, such as the extremely popular and encouraging "Stand," which featured Donnie McClurkin on lead vocals, and "But God," on which Ron's younger brother BeBe Winans (Benjamin) did an impassioned and deeply moving job on lead vocals.
In 1997, Ronald, who had always had weight problems, suffered a massive heart attack, and experienced a miraculous recovery after the doctors had all but given him up on him. In May and June 2005, Ronald was admitted to Harper Hospital for observation after the doctors discovered that he was retaining an abnormal amount of fluid in his body. This time, however, things did not go as well, and on June 16, 2005, the doctors announced that they did not feel Ron would make it through the night. He did make it past midnight, but Ron Winans died peacefully early the next morning (June 17) due to heart complications, just two weeks shy of his 49th birthday. The entire family had gathered at Harper Hospital in Detroit to be with Ronald during his final moments.
Ronald L. "Ron" Townson of the "Fifth Dimension," ( died 2 August 2001, of kidney failure, in Las Vegas, Nevada).
Milan Williams, a founding member of the Commodores, died at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston after a bout with cancer in July of 2006. He was 58.
Tamara Dobson (May 14, 1947 or 1944 - October 2, 2006) was an actress and fashion model. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and received her degree in fashion illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Dobson, who stood 6 feet 2 inches, eventually became a fashion model for Vogue Magazine. She made a few films in Hollywood but is best known for her roles in the Blaxploitation films, Cleopatra Jones (1973) and Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975).
According to published reports, Dobson died on October 2, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis, her brother, Peter Dobson, said. She was 62.
*Sonji Clay-Glover, the first wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, was found dead in 2005 in her Hyde Park home on Chicago's South Side, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. She was 59.
The office on Wednesday said her death was reported to them as being of natural causes so no autopsy would be performed. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Clay-Glover's nephew believes she may have suffered a heart attack.
Clay first met Ali through his manager, Herbert Muhammad, back when the champ was still going by his birth name, Cassius Marcellus Clay. They married just 41 days later, on Aug. 14, 1964. But the couple divorced by January 1966 amid conflict over Ali's increasing devotion to the Nation of Islam.
"She was an independent-minded woman and she wanted to be herself," H.D. "Doc" White, Clay's friend and record producer, told the Sun-Times. "She was kind, but she just wasn't a very submissive woman. She was a very, very spirited woman."
After the divorce, Clay – portrayed in the 2001 film by actress Jada Pinkett Smith – returned to Chicago from Miami, where the couple had made their home. An aspiring singer, she recorded a couple of singles for Aries Record Productions, including "I Can't Wait (Until I See My Baby's Face)," and the ballad "Here I Am and Here I'll Stay."
*Vivian Malone Jones, (pictured above with former Governor George Wallace) is one of two black students whose effort to enroll at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door" in 1963, died in 2005. She was 63.
Jones, who eventually became the school's first black graduate, died at Atlanta Medical Center, where she had been admitted Tuesday after suffering a stroke, said her sister, Sharon Malone.
At an appearance, before her death, she recalled meeting with Wallace in 1996, when the former governor was in frail health. He died in 1998.
"I asked him why did he do it," she said. "He said he did what he felt needed to be done at that point in time, but he would not do that today. At that point, we spoke — I spoke — of forgiveness."
According to Wireimage, Anderson Jones, a former critic for E! online, CNN Headline News and TNT's "Roughcut," suffered a major coronary during a press screening of "A Mighty Heart" Thursday at the ArcLight Theatre in Los Angeles, and died shortly thereafter. Jones, also known as Andy, was 38 and had been struggling with health issues in recent years. Source: Juicy News
A talented teen singer who won the hearts of millions on British TV show 'Stars In their Eyes' was found bludgeoned to death in her home yesterday. Police say Kesha Wizzart, 18, her mother Beverley Samuels, 35, and her brother Fred, 13, were beaten to death sometime Wednesday or early Thursday at their home in Manchester, England.
A neighbor made the grim discovery yesterday when he climbed a ladder and peered in a window of the home. The neighbor became suspicious after a family member was unable to get an answer at the front door.
Police quiz triple murder suspect:
Pierre Williams (above) turned himself in to police.
A 32-year-old man is being questioned about the murder of a mother and her two children.
Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and son Fred Junior, 13, were found beaten to death at their house in Fallowfield in Manchester.
Pierre Williams was arrested in the early hours on suspicion of murder after he telephoned police.
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On August 12, 1978, in a pre-season game against the Oakland Raiders, Darryl Stingley (New England Patriots) was the victim of a hit by the Raiders' defensive back Jack Tatum. As Stingley leapt to make a catch, Tatum used his forearm in a head-on collision that knocked Stingley out cold. The hit compressed Stingley's spinal cord, breaking his fourth and fifth vertebrae.
Stingley eventually regained limited movement in his right arm, but spent the rest of his life as a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair.
Adding the proverbial insult to injury, Stingley had just finished negotiating a contract extension that would have made him one of the highest paid receivers in the NFL. The new contract was to be announced when the Patriots returned from the West Coast. Instead, it was never signed.
Although controversial, the hit was not a violation of NFL rules at the time. No penalty was called on the play.
On April 5, 2007, Stingley died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after being discovered unresponsive in his home. His death was attributed to heart disease and pneumonia complicated by quadriplegia. The Cook County Medical Examiner listed Stingley's cause of death as an accident.
Ron O'Neal (September 1, 1937 in Utica, New York – January 14, 2004 in Los Angeles, California) was an actor, director and screenwriter. O'Neal is most remembered for his starring role as Priest in the blaxploitation film "Superfly," although he also had a small recurring role on the television show "Living Single," as Synclaire's father.
He died in 2004 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 66 on the same day "Superfly" was released on DVD in the US.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zola Taylor (who Halle Berry portrayed in Why Do Fools Fall In Love) broke gender barriers as the first female member of the 1950s (original) R&B group The Platters and later became entangled in a public soap opera as one of three women claiming to be pop idol Frankie Lymon's widow, has died, her nephew reported Tuesday. She was 69.
Taylor, who had been bedridden following several strokes, died Monday at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside County from complications of pneumonia, said her nephew Alfie Robinson.
Founding Platters member Herb Reed said he spotted Taylor, the sister of Cornell Gunter of the Coasters, rehearsing with a girl group in 1955 and knew immediately she had the charisma and vocal chops the band needed.
"PLATTERS" LEAD SINGER SUCCUMBS TO AIDS:
The Platters-(not original Platters) frontman Curtis Bridgeforth (above) has quit the rock 'n' roll group to seek AIDS treatment. The 51-year-old singer released a statement two days ago, confirming he will leave the Platters at the end of the month. He said, "I found out in 1990 that I was HIV positive and I've been living with HIV for the last 17 years.
"Then two years ago, after suddenly losing 20 pounds and 30 percent of my eyesight, I learned that I had diabetes, in all probability stemming from my HIV medication. "Right now, my sugar count and cholesterol count are dangerously high, so to prevent a major heart attack or stroke, as well as deal with the HIV issue, I need to seek treatment in New York.
There is a program offered there for people like me who don't have health insurance. "Ninety-nine per cent of the people I work with every night knew nothing of my HIV until now, although our management company has been aware since 2003.
I don't want to hide it anymore - I'm an example of how to survive it and maybe I can help other people in the same situation. "After I get my health in check, I want to come back to performing. I've already been offered some opportunities.
The most important thing I do on this planet is sing to people - I can make people smile and that's a God-given gift." Bridgeforth joined the group in 1994 and has recently been performing with them at the Sahara in Las Vegas.
Sadly, Bridgeforth succumbed to AIDS in May of 2007.
Harry McGilberry joined the Temptations in 1995. McGilberry died on April 3, 2006 at the age of 56. According to "Wikipedia," McGilberry died of an alleged drug overdose.
He was known by family members and friends as "Boom-Boom," because of his "bass" voice. McGilberry is pictured above on the far right.
By Erik Matuszewski
"NBA STAR KILLED"
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Eddie Griffin, above, who played five seasons in the NBA, died last week when the sports-utility vehicle he was driving collided with a moving train in Houston, authorities said. He was 25.
Dental comparisons were used today to identify Griffin, whose body was badly burned in the crash, Jennifer Coston, deputy chief of investigations at the Harris County, Texas, medical examiner's office, said in a telephone interview.
Griffin disregarded a warning signal, drove through a railroad arm and struck the side of a moving freight train on Aug. 17, according to a news release from the Houston Police Department. Griffin's vehicle was consumed by flames, and he died at the scene.
The 6-foot-10 Griffin spent last season with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, playing in 13 games as a reserve and averaging 1.4 points and 1.9 rebounds. He received a five-game suspension from the league in January for violating the NBA's anti-drug program.
Griffin had off-court problems since joining the NBA as a first-round pick in the 2001 draft out of Seton Hall University. He spent time at an alcohol-treatment center in 2003-04, was convicted of marijuana possession in January 2004, and got suspended for the first three games of the 2004-05 NBA season after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge.
Griffin, who spent his first two NBA seasons with the Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets, was released by the Timberwolves in March.
Melanie Janene Thornton (May 13, 1967 – November 24, 2001) was an American-German pop singer who found fame in Germany and fronted the Eurodance group La Bouche, who formed hits such as "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" in the mid-1990s. She forged a moderately successful solo career in Germany before her death. Her hits include "Love How You Love Me", "Wonderful Dream." "Memories" and "Heartbeat." Thornton died in a plane crash near Bassersdorf, Switzerland in 2001.
Joe Gilliam aka 'Joe Willy Gilly,' was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1972 in the 11th round after a college football career at Tennessee State University where he was a two-time All-American. He became the Steelers' starting Quarterback in 1974 but lost the job when Terry Bradshaw was chosen to lead the team after the first six games of the season, fueling speculation years later that Gilliam was removed because he was black. Bradshaw himself admits that Gilliam was more talented and deserving of the job that year than he was. Gilliam spiraled into a trap of severe alcoholism and substance abuse and was out of the National Football League at the end of 1975 and back on the streets in Nashville, Tennessee, where he battled his cocaine addiction on and off over the years.
His daughter Is R&B Singer Joi. His ex son-in-law is rapper Big Gipp of the Goodie Mob. On 1 July 96 his granddaughter Keypsiia Blue Daydreamer was born.
For the rest of his life, he battled cocaine addiction; but he did manage to run a football camp in Nashville at times. He was often homeless and on the streets in search of his next high. He earned the nickname "Jefferson Street Joe" for the boulevard that runs by Tennessee State University in Nashville.
Gilliam died of a heart attack on December 25, 2000. He had been sober for four years prior to his death and was able to attend the final Steelers game at Three Rivers Stadium.
MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD (DUO DIED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF EACH OTHER)
McFadden and Whitehead were an songwriting, production, and recording duo, best known for their signature tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now." They wrote and produced some of the most popular R&B hits of the 1970s, and were primarily associated with Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International soul music record label.
When they were teenagers, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead formed a group called The Epsilons. They were discovered by Otis Redding and toured with him during the late 1960s until Redding's death in a plane crash in 1967.
The duo later joined Philly International Records, where they wrote hit after hit, the first being "Back Stabbers" in 1972 for the O'Jays. It became No. 1 across the board in one week.
McFadden and Whitehead also penned hits such as "For The Love Of Money," I'll Always Love My Momma," "Bad Luck," "Wake Up Everybody," "Where Are All My Friends," "The More I Want", and "Cold, Cold World". The production team also worked with Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson and Gloria Gaynor, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Gladys Knight, The Jackson 5, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Archie Bell & the Drells and The Intruders, just to name a few.
On May 11, 2004, Whitehead was murdered while working on his car with his nephew on the street outside of his Philadelphia home. He was shot by two unknown gunmen who fled afterwards. The case remains unsolved. Whitehead was 55 years old.
On January 27, 2006, McFadden died of liver and lung cancer. He was 56.
On March 12, 2003, actress Lynn Thigpen (above) was found dead at her home in Marina del Rey, California, by a friend; she had died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 54. She had been complaining of headaches for several days. She had not been seriously ill, and her death was a surprise and shock. Drugs and foul play were ruled out by the coroner's autopsy, which found "acute cardiac dysfunction, non-traumatic systemic and spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage and hemorrhage in the brain".
When Thigpen died, The District had a funeral for her character as well. (The show was canceled a short time later, but can be seen in reruns on the USA and A&E networks.) Her untimely death also led to the three-year hiatus of "Bear in the Big Blue House."
The film "Anger Management" (2003) starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson is dedicated to her memory.
An elementary school in her hometown is named in her memory.
Bobby Byrd was the original leader and founder of 'The Famous Flames,' the vocal group with which James Brown first became famous. Byrd is actually the man who discovered James Brown.
Bobby Byrd and James Brown met in a Georgia youth detention facility. Brown was an inmate, Byrd was not.
Byrd's local baseball team played the prison team of which Brown was a member. It was Bobby Byrd's family that sponsored his release and took him in afterwards.
He was married to soul singer Vicki Anderson, another James Brown collaborator. His step-daughter is Carleen Anderson.
In October 2004 Bobby Byrd's songs "I Know You Got Soul," and "Hot Pants," were featured on the "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," soundtrack.
On September 12th 2007, comforted by wife Vicki Anderson and a large, close family, Byrd died of cancer, he was 73.
Richard Biggs 44, 1960-2004, actor on TV series Babaylon 5. He died from aortic dissection.
Michelle Thomas 29, 1969-1998. She played Myra on "Family Matters." Thomas died of stomach cancer in 1998. Thomas' father is one of the original members of Kool & The Gang and she once dated actor Malcolm Jamal Warner.
Carlton Williams II who played Clinton in the movie "Crooklyn," died in October of 2003 from complications of Sickle Cell Anemia.
Nell Ruth Hardy aka Nell Carter
Born: 13-Sep-1948
Birthplace: Birmingham, AL
Died: 23-Jan-2003
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Diabetes complications
Remains: Buried, Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, CA
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Actor, Singer
Musician David Cole (very top photo, red hair) and Robert Clivillýs formed the musical group C + C Music Factory in 1990. The duo had several hits, including their most popular Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). They went on to win a Producers Grammy in 1993 for their work on the original soundtrack album "The Bodyguard." In 1995 Cole died of spinal meningitis although rumors persist that he died of AIDS.
If you were listening to rap in the early '90s, there's no doubt you heard the provocative Professor X and his New York-based group X-Clan. "Professor X" Carson, whose best-known records are "Funkin' Lesson" and "Fire & Earth (100% Natural)," died in a New York hospital after succumbing to spinal meningitis at the age of 49. Although X-Clan released just two albums and never enjoyed the commercial success of their politically minded contemporaries (particularly Public Enemy), X and his crew still carved out a slice of hip-hop history for themselves with their funky beats and rhymes about afrocentrism and activism.
In the 1990s, actress Mabel King (What's Happening!), front row, far right) battled diabetes, and eventually lost both of her legs and an arm to the disease. In 1999, she died from complications of diabetes and a stroke. Her only child, a son, Larry King (from her marriage to Melvin King; no relation to the talk show host) predeceased her by three years.
Eugene Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005) was lead vocalist of Chicago based The Chi-Lites during the 1960s and 1970s. He also released three solo albums (entitled Eugene Record, Trying to Get to You, and Welcome to My Fantasy) via the Warner Music Group before rejoining the Chi-Lites in 1980. He wrote and produced many of the group's hits, such as "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl", frequently in collaboration with other songwriters. He also wrote and produced for other artists, including Barbara Acklin, Jackie Wilson, and The Dells. Record left the Chi-Lites again in 1988 before eventually becoming a gospel singer. He died on July 22, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. He was 64.
Brock Peters (July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an actor, perhaps best known for the roles in "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "Star Trek VI." Mr. Peters died in Los Angeles, California of pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2005 at the age of 78. He was survived by his daughter Lise Jo Peters.
Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an African-American comedian, best known today for his many appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. During the 1990s Mr. Russell gained popularity with a new generation of television viewers as a regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Russell would often appear during comedy sketches between scheduled guests and deliver his trademark rhymes. Russell's final TV appearance was as a panelist for one week (specifically, a game show-themed week) on the final season of the Tom Bergeron version of Hollywood Squares.
He died at age 87 in New York City, after suffering from stomach cancer.
Tyrone Davis made numerous records for the Dakar and Columbia record labels from the 1970s, right through the disco and funk booms, and into the 21st century. Davis' best-known hits were "Turn Back the Hands of Time," "Can I Change My Mind," and "In The Mood." He died in a Chicago hospital in 2005 of complications following a stroke in October 2004, from which he never fully recovered.
Natasja Saad (October 31, 1974 - June 24, 2007), also known as Lil T, Little T and Natasja, she was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular U.S. and European remix of "Calabria" gained her fame and a number one spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.
Natasja died on June 24, 2007 in a car accident in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica. Two other passengers were critically injured, but Saad's friend, Danish singer Karen Mukupa, was relatively unhurt. She and the other injured were rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital where the singer was pronounced dead.
Rudy Pardee was born and Raised in Cleveland, OH on June 29, 1957. His love for music took him to Los Angeles, in pursuit of the musical dream. He found a partner and was half of the duo called the L.A. Dream Team, the group coined the hits "Rockberry Jam," and "The Dream Team Is In The House." Sadly, on August 30, 1998, Rudy died in a freak scuba diving accident.
Reggae star Lucky Dube, 43, was shot and killed in an apparent carjacking attempt after dropping his son off in suburban Johannesburg, yesterday. We will provide more details as they come in.
La La Brown (on the right) pictured with Lyfe Jennings was recently murdered. She sang on Jenning's S.E.X. She was found dead with her boyfriend in the basement of a recording studio. She leaves behind a young daughter.
Jermaine Stewart and Gene Anthony Ray are not included in this feature because they are featured in our "Scandals & Tragedies," segment. Click the following link to read their stories as well as other celebrity stories. Scandals & Tragedies
June Pointer died in 2006. She was 52. She died of cancer at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, with her sisters Ruth and Anita at her bedside.
King Floyd died from a stroke and complications with diabetes in California. He was 61. He was best remembered for his single 'Groove Me', which hit the number one spot on the R & B charts in 1971.
Lou Rawls died on January 6, 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 72 and was suffering from lung cancer and later brain cancer.
Edward Patten, far right, a member of Gladys Knight and The Pips, died early on Friday the 25th of February at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan, in 2005. He was 65.
Tony Sylvester, of the group-Main Ingredient, has died. A reader, describing themselves as an relative of Sylvester's recently emailed us, informing us, that Sylvester allegedly died of a form of bone cancer.
In 2005, a Baton Rouge blues singer was killed and another woman was wounded after the singer's ex-boyfriend opened fire in a crowded beauty salon before turning the gun on himself.
Police say James White walked into T'Nails and Hair Salon and shot singer Jackie Neal and critically wounded Angela Myers, who was running away from the shooting.
Baton Rouge Police Major Pat Tauzin says Neal, who was in her late 30s, died at the scene, and both Myers and White were rushed to a hospital with critical injuries.
Tauzin says White faces counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. She termed the shooting a "domestic" incident.
Tauzin says White had gone into the salon to talk to Neal earlier in the evening. Family and friends of Neal s
Location Neverland Valley Ranch
They left off Gregory Issacs who I had no idea died in late 2010 until I read it on Pandora.
Location Somewhere quietly gaining power...
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[quote]Renee Diggs (pictured above) was the lead vocalist for the group "Starpoint." Their big hit was "Object Of My Desire." Diggs died last year of heart-related complications and she also suffered from multiple sclerosis. Miss Diggs was 50. [/quote]
[color=darkred]I believe that pretty much everyone in Starpoint is now deceased. All of them from "natural" causes.[/color]
NubianStorm
[color=darkblue][b]Uncle Shady, while I thank you for sharing this because it was interesting to read about so many celebrities who died with little to no fan fare, I must say the people who run this site are beyond redemption. Had they left off the more salacious tidbits (that had nothing to do with how the individual died)...the focus would've been on how DAMN, mainstream media didn't think that these black people's deaths were worthy of mention but they're still talking about Elvis & Marilyn Monroe as if they died this week?? For instance, did I really need to know that Raymond St. Jacques and Paul Winfield were fixtures in the gay clubs? And why did they include Ali's first wife in this list? She wasn't a celebrity. It ain't surprising that her demise didn't garner any coverage. I am so mad at them for throwing my boy Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy from Fame) under the bus too. Talking about he slept on the couch of a porn star. And I don't know, maybe because I'm a dancer, but I remember Katherine Dunham's death being a really big deal. I don't think her name should've been on this list.[/b][/color]
[quote="juju"]They left off Gregory Issacs who I had no idea died in late 2010 until I read it on Pandora. [/quote]
Really!! Awww man. My favorite song by him was "Night Nurse".
[quote="NubianStorm"][color=darkblue][b]Uncle Shady, while I thank you for sharing this because it was interesting to read about so many celebrities who died with little to no fan fare, I must say the people who run this site are beyond redemption. Had they left off the more salacious tidbits (that had nothing to do with how the individual died)...the focus would've been on how DAMN, mainstream media didn't think that these black people's deaths were worthy of mention but they're still talking about Elvis & Marilyn Monroe as if they died this week?? For instance, did I really need to know that Raymond St. Jacques and Paul Winfield were fixtures in the gay clubs? And why did they include Ali's first wife in this list? She wasn't a celebrity. It ain't surprising that her demise didn't garner any coverage. I am so mad at them for throwing my boy Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy from Fame) under the bus too. Talking about he slept on the couch of a porn star. And I don't know, maybe because I'm a dancer, but I remember Katherine Dunham's death being a really big deal. I don't think her name should've been on this list.[/b][/color][/quote]
I'm glad you enjoy the list? But always remember, Folks who write information, always has a slant in mind.
doro7
Joined 28 Mar 2002
Location Chicago
Eeh...of course reports of deaths pre-Internet are going to seem more obscure because we had nowhere near the power of communication reach that mobile Internet, Tweeter, etc. gives us today. I remember coverage of Teresa Graves' death. For someone whose career peaked in the mid-70s, her death being reported in the mid-00s would demonstrate that her legacy had more lasting power than most.
noirprncess
Location Northern NJ
[quote="doro7"]Eeh...of course reports of deaths pre-Internet are going to seem more obscure because we had nowhere near the power of communication reach that mobile Internet, Tweeter, etc. gives us today. I remember coverage of Teresa Graves' death. For someone whose career peaked in the mid-70s, her death being reported in the mid-00s would demonstrate that her legacy had more lasting power than most.[/quote]
Pre-innanets, black folxs read the Jet Magazine for those deaths & details.
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I'm not picking on you but I disagree. I was well aware of the site for years prior to him posting it.
The way I look at it is like this frankly. For some reason with us as Black people we don't give a FUCK once you're out of the public eye. I mean literally we could care less and will more than likely LAUGH at you (guilty) than reward you for your past. Now I compare that to fucking HAS BEEN Greg Brady real name Barry something.
This fucker STILL has a career during "Brady BRUNCHes" where you can have "BRUNCH" with a BRADY are you fucking kidding me?? I'm using this as an example of the OTHER SIDE still holding up their past celebs in comparison to us.
This site to ME is atleast an attempt to compile up people who have died with "LITtLE FAN FARE". I came across the site from a google search when I search "Richard Dimples Fields". When I went through the list I couldn't BELIEVE who was listed.
Yeah it's not the most tasteful I'll agree but heck even HERE where people tend to be MORE culturally aware. You have ICONS (guilty) who have past and all they get is a mere, "RIP." Then we just keep it moving because we gotta leave work before traffic... "Schit it ain't my family. What you want me to do?? That nigga/niggette didn't pay MY bills. Schit it's DEY fault dey ended up broke, not mine.... I didn't like that show/song/etc ANYWAY".
Again I'm not saying we should build a SHRINE over everyone who has past. I was home recently and my mother actually DVR'd the Whitney Houston funeral and wanted me to watch it. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?? Why would I want to watch that MORBID ass schit?? Pardon my interjections but I'm just simply saying in general we DON'T appreciate those that went before us and I actually APPLAUD this site because...
You NOR I are going to take the time to gather the facts, write up the HTML, find a news-clipping, write something a bio, PAY the SERVER hosting fee, maintain the domain name for YOUR FAMILY let alone people who you nor I don't know. Agreed??
This is NOT just to Nube btw, but everyone so I don't want NUBE to think she was merely SINGLED out
LET'S NOT FORGET GREGORY HINES. HE PSSED AUGUST 2003 OF LIVER CANCER. HE JUST MADE UP WITH HIS BROTHER MAURICE. MAURICE WAS JEALOUS OF GREGORY'S FILM CAREER.
Wow, hard to believe it's been that long. If that's true amongst the brothers, that's too bad..


Should I incorporate my business provincially, or federally?
On behalf of PMR Law posted in business law on Friday, February 2, 2018.
When a Canadian small business is ready to incorporate, it has two options: Provincial or federal incorporation. The way in which a business incorporates can have long-lasting implications for its success. It is important for business owners to choose the method of incorporation that is the best fit for their company.
Provincial and federal incorporation have similarities and differences that business owners should take into careful consideration. In this post, we'll go over both types of incorporation--and which one could be right for your business.
In provincial incorporation, a business will be incorporated in only one province. A business that files for incorporation in British Columbia, for example, will be incorporated only in British Columbia and not throughout the rest of Canada. One of the benefits of incorporating provincially is that your company will not have to pay annual fees. On the other hand, provincial incorporation does tend to be more expensive overall than federal incorporation.
There are certain types of business that are required to incorporate provincially rather than federally. Doctors, lawyers and dentists, for example, are restricted to provincial incorporation. However, some business owners prefer to file provincially. Businesses like local restaurants that do not intend to expand to other provinces sometimes choose this method.
Federal incorporation is when your company is incorporated with the Canadian government and is regulated by the Canada Business Corporations Act. Once a business is incorporated federally, it can operate throughout all of Canada. A downside is that there is usually more paperwork involved, as businesses must deal with both provincial and federal corporate filings. There is an annual fee for federal incorporation, but it is fairly small--only $20.
Businesses that do a lot of online business and ship to other countries could benefit from federal incorporation, as it also allows companies to do international business. Another benefit of federal incorporation is that it allows businesses to keep their name, even if another company's name is similar or identical.


Photo: Ariana Giulia Reichler An assortment of books from English, history and ethics courses offered in lieu of Advanced Placement classes.
Sure, I felt the panic at first. There was that moment before freshman year when I found out that I wouldn't be able to take AP courses in high school.
There was alarm, concern about college applications. How would I compete against students taking "AP U.S. History" when my transcript simply read "U.S. History?" What good did my 'A' in "Intensive Biology" — whatever that meant — do when compared to a '5' on the "AP Biology" exam?
It took me three years and a whole lot of testing to realize that the lack of AP courses is one of the best things about my school's curriculum.
I attend a school with an emphasis on independent thinking and "ethical citizenry." In an attempt to better fulfill its mission, the school dropped all advanced placement courses in 2001, a decision that was heavily influenced by students and faculty.
Before graduating in 1998, student Matthew Spigelman wrote an essay for his English class encouraging the school to eliminate APs.
Spigelman's proposal quickly gained support from teachers, and the program was eliminated within three years. The school's teachers took their expanded intellectual freedom and ran with it; students now enjoy a host of classes that many would not have been able to select with the pressure to enroll in AP courses.
This fall, I will be taking "Revolución," a class that explores the effects of the CIA's presence in Latin American countries. Several of my friends will take "Hamilton: A Musical Inquiry," designed by a history teacher after the sensational success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway show.
How many students get to enter college with classes like "Animal Behavior" and "Chemistry of Food" under their belt?
Without the rigid structure of AP curricula, teachers are able to design niche courses that prioritize in-depth intellectual exploration and analysis, which many AP teachers have to sacrifice in order to cover the breadth of topics assessed on the AP tests.
Some of my favorite and most effective teachers have been those who constantly adapt their syllabi to best meet the needs of their students, who allow students' questions to direct class and who don't mind devoting a period here and there to a classroom discussion on current events.
What is gained from these lessons is not information that will be tested on a final exam, but knowledge that is relevant to our everyday lives and critical skills that will guide us through our future education. Rather than have students cram for the College Board's exams and soon forget the material, these focused and flexible courses facilitate deep learning. As Spigelman wrote, we should be learning for the sake of learning, not for yet another test.
My classmates and I are lucky to attend a school that values students' curiosity and teachers' intellectual freedom so highly. We are even more lucky to have teachers who are so creative and devoted to giving us the best possible education that they generate relevant and engaging material year after year.
But, of course, students still want to be able to attend their top choice colleges. The administration also wants this. Before implementing the new policy in 2001, Rachel Friis Stettler, the Upper School principal at the time, and faculty in the college office contacted selective colleges to make sure that it would not harm the students' chances for acceptance.
The response was unanimous and clear: We support your decision, and your students' applications will not be affected.
Sure enough, when the Class of 2002, the first to graduate without taking any AP classes, sent out applications in the fall, the school saw its highest early acceptance rate in many years. Anyone who has read the 'College Destination' sheet posted on the school website or who happens to be on Facebook on May 1, when seniors traditionally announce their college decisions, can confirm that students have not suffered without AP scores on their transcript.
Since 2001, several other New York schools have followed our school's example.
This is not to say that replacing AP classes with teacher-designed ones is a viable option for all schools; many have neither the resources nor the teachers to effectively do so.
So, my argument extends only to schools that do have this option. For these, I urge the shift away from APs toward focused classes centered on student learning, not test taking.
And, finally, for those students (and parents) who are worried about missing out on standardized testing experience, be assured that the SAT, ACT and Subject Tests are enough to make you pray to never see a multiple choice bubble sheet again in your life.


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