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South Bend Officer Will Not Be Charged in Shooting Death of Black Resident

2020-03-06T21:02:21+0000

The fatal shooting highlighted a strained relationship between former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and black residents in the Indiana town.


Lerone Bennett Jr., Historian of Black America, Dies at 89

2018-02-16T23:58:47+0000

Mr. Bennett, the author of “Before the Mayflower” and other books, was also a top editor at Ebony magazine for decades.


Roy Bennett, White Zimbabwean With Black Political Base, Dies in U.S. Helicopter Crash

2018-01-18T22:15:41+0000

Mr. Bennett, 60, was a coffee grower whose farm was seized as part of the land redistribution program of Robert G. Mugabe. He was a formidable leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party.


Black Doctor Dies of Covid-19 After Complaining of Racist Treatment

2020-12-24T00:16:54+0000

“He made me feel like a drug addict,” Dr. Susan Moore said, accusing a white doctor of downplaying her complaints of pain and suggesting she should be discharged.


Charley Pride, Country Music’s First Black Superstar, Dies at 86

2020-12-12T22:11:48+0000

He began his career amid the racial unrest of the 1960s and cemented his place in the country pantheon with hits like “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’.”


Walter E. Williams, 84, Dies; Conservative Economist on Black Issues

2020-12-04T23:04:18+0000

Skeptical of antipoverty programs, he was a scholar who reached a wide public through a newspaper column and books, and as a fill-in for Rush Limbaugh.


Naomi Long Madgett, Champion of Black Poets, Is Dead at 97

2020-12-04T22:19:17+0000

The longtime poet laureate of Detroit, she was as well known for publishing the work of others as she was for her own verse.


Edward J. Perkins, 92, Dies; First Black U.S. Envoy to South Africa

2020-11-26T17:55:57+0000

He also held ambassadorial postings in Liberia and Australia and, as director general, helped diversify the elite, mostly white Foreign Service.


David N. Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93

2020-11-24T05:09:22+0000

Mr. Dinkins, who served in the early 1990s, was seen as a compromise selection for voters weary of racial unrest, crime and fiscal turmoil. The racial harmony he sought remained elusive during his years in office.


Drew Days, First Black Leader of Civil Rights Unit, Dies at 79

2020-11-18T21:19:06+0000

Born in the segregated South, Mr. Days, who later became solicitor general, knew from an early age that he wanted to work for civil rights.



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Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:45:08 +0000

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.

Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:01:52 +0000

More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.

Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:24:19 +0000

A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by confirming a pivotal theory about superconductivity.

Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:39:19 +0000

He was a potential prime minister until he left high office to care for his wife, who was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army.

Carla Maxwell, Keeper of the José Limón Flame, Dies at 79

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:49:56 +0000

Her stewardship of the troupe that bears his name became a model for other dance companies, like Martha Graham’s, after their founders died.

Julian McMahon, ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Star, Dies at 56

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:53:19 +0000

He played a half-human, half-demon in the WB supernatural series “Charmed” and a playboy plastic surgeon in the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”



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