Sherrilyn Ifill On The Legacy Of Elijah Cummings
NPR's Noel King talks with Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about the legacy of Elijah Cummings.
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Harold Bloom, A Rare Best-Selling Literary Critic, Dies At 89
Over a redoubtable career, Bloom wrote scores of books, edited many more and irritated innumerable intellectuals. He died Monday in New Haven, Conn.
Remembering Henry 'Gip' Gipson
Musician Henry "Gip" Gipson died this week. He ran a legendary blues juke joint in Bessemer, Ala.
Street Photographer Jill Freedman Dies At 79
Street photographer Jill Freedman died Wednesday at 79. She was known for embedding with New York City police and firefighters, traveling with the circus and documenting the Poor People's Campaign.
Rip Taylor Was In On The Joke
The comedian, who died Sunday, knew how to make an entrance — tossing confetti, laughing boisterously and insisting the audience join him.
Ginger Baker, Cream Drummer And Force Of Nature, Dies At 80
The 1960s rock icon, who was also an accomplished jazz musician and performed with Fela Kuti, died Sunday morning.
Actress Diahann Carroll Dies At 84
Diahann Carroll died Friday at 84. Carroll was a Broadway, night club, and Hollywood singer and actress when NBC asked her to star in the sitcom Julia, as the first non-stereotyped Black character.
Diahann Carroll, Groundbreaking Television And Broadway Star, Dead At 84
Carroll is remembered as the first black actress to depict a non-stereotypical character on television on NBC's Julia, which debuted in 1968. She was also a Tony winner and Oscar nominee.
Kim Shattuck, An Enduring Presence In L.A. Punk, Dead At 56
In addition to fronting The Muffs, The Pandoras and The Coolies, Shattuck lent her talents to a wide swath of some of L.A.'s most-beloved bands.
Composer Giya Kancheli, Championed By ECM, Dies At 84
One of the most prominent composers of the late 20th century has died. Georgia's Giya Kancheli wrote music full of light, shade and an incandescent longing. He was 84 years old.