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Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one.

By JAKE COYLE
Aug 29, 2020 7:00 am - The image that keeps replaying in my head since the death of Chadwick Boseman is from early 2018. It was just days before 'œBlack Panther'ť would open in theaters and th...
Randall Kenan dies: Author depicted Black, gay life in prose

The Associated Press
Aug 29, 2020 7:00 am - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died. He was 57. The University...
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer

By RYAN PEARSON
Aug 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - First Chadwick Boseman slipped on the cleats of Jackie Robinson, then the Godfather of Soul's dancing shoes, portraying both Black American icons with...
'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43

By RYAN PEARSON
Aug 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before inspiring audiences worldwide as the r...
Mexican comic Manuel "El Loco" ValdÃ©s dies at 89

The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2020 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican comic actor Manuel ValdÃ©s, known by his nickname 'œEl Loco'ť or 'œThe Crazy One'ť, has died at the age of 89, the national association of act...
Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85

By JOHN MARSHALL
Aug 28, 2020 7:00 am - TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse and led the program to its lone national title in 1997, h...
Ronnie Kole, New Orleans pianist, dead at 89

The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2020 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Ronnie Kole, an acclaimed New Orleans pianist who performed across the globe, has died. He was 89. His death Thursday night was announced on his webs...
'True guardian of children' Kane County abuse prosecutor mourned

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Debra Bree was passionate about protecting the children of Kane County, and prosecuting those who hurt them. She spent most of her 20 years as a Kane County prosecutor d...
Jakob van Zyl, key Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, dies

The Associated Press
Aug 27, 2020 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions...
Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, Steven's dad, dies at 103

By ANDREW DALTON
Aug 26, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 1...

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