Dr. Lonnie Smith, Master Of The Hammond Organ, Dies At 79
The NEA Jazz Master died Tuesday from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 79.
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Remembering Seminal Philosopher Charles W. Mills
Philosopher Charles W. Mills has died at 70. He upended the canon of Western philosophy, calling out the whiteness in the discipline and adding the dimension of race to dominant liberal frameworks.
Remembering Sean Fletcher, Beloved Teacher And Brother In Arkansas, Lost To COVID
Sean Fletcher, a retired German and history teacher who loved sharing his passions with those around him, died of COVID-19 in December 2020. His brother remembers him for his knowledge and curiosity.
Melvin Van Peebles, A Giant Of Black Cinema, Dies At 89
He helped pave the way for the renegade genre known as blaxpolitation, with movies that were bitingly funny, sexually swaggering and occasionally violent, that put Black protagonists front and center.
Sarah Dash, Singer And Co-Founder Of Labelle, Dies At Age 76
Sarah Dash is best remembered as the singer and co-founder of the all-female singing group Labelle, best known for their 1974 hit "Lady Marmalade."
'Friday' and 'Menace II Society' actor A.J. Johnson has died
Comedian and actor A.J. Johnson has died at age 55. Johnson starred as Ezal, a homeless man with drug addiction, in Ice Cube's Friday.
Remembering The Man Who Made Tech for Everyone
Sir Clive Sinclair, a computing pioneer and an inventor that spent a lifetime making technology accessible for everyone, has died at age 81.
Fred Dakota, Native American Gambling Pioneer, Dies At 84
Dakota, a former leader of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community whose garage casino in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1983 was a milestone for Native American gambling, died on Monday.
Remembering George Wein, Founder Of The Newport Jazz Festival
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Christian McBride, host of Jazz Night in America about the life of George Wein, who founded the Newport Jazz Festival.
George Wein, Music Festival Pioneer, Dies At 95
A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time — died Monday.