Wow, this is a BIG ONE. The legendary Maurice White, the man who founded Earth Wind and Fire is dead at 74. TMZ is reporting that White died in his sleep Thursday morning in L.A. after a long battle with Parkinson’s. White was diagnosed in 1992 and his condition deteriorated in recent months. The disease […]

(RNN) – Abe Vigoda, a character actor who portrayed a mobster inThe Godfather and a detective in the Barney Miller television series, died at his home Tuesday, according to his family. He was 94 years old. The Associated Press reported that Vigoda’s daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, said he died at his Woodland Park, NJ, home in his sleep. […]

Decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., we still recall the fateful words of his last public speech.   Decades after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, we still recall the fateful words of his last public speech the day before. Delivered in Memphis, Tenn. in support […]

MONTREAL, Canada – Just two days after the death of her husband, Celine Dion‘s brother has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was just 59. According to ET, Daniel was one of Dion’s 13 siblings and battled tongue, throat and brain cancer. On Friday, it was believed that Daniel’s battle was coming to an […]

Norris Tucker Sr., father of actor and comedian Chris Tucker, has passed away. Dexter Tucker (brother to Chris) shared on his Facebook page that their father died in his sleep in his Lithonia, Georgia home. “He was more than my father, he was my best friend! He was a father to all my friends. He was my rock! Known […]

Director Muta’Ali Muhammad said creating the documentary was the perfect excuse to interview and spend time with his widely-admired grandmother.   Ruby Dee, the late artist, activist and writer, is igniting our TV screens once again this Sunday in a debut documentary directed by her grandson entitled, Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee. In the film, Dee […]

Famed British film and stage actor Alan Rickman, whose voice became one of the most famous in Hollywood, has died at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. Rickman was best known to American audiences for his iconic roles in Die Hard and Harry Potter. According to The Guardian, Rickman’s family said he was diagnosed with […]

Another musical legend has passed on and celebrities have joined together to share their condolences.   Natalie Cole passed away at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 65, TMZ reports. The daughter of the late, great Nat King Cole carried on her father’s work in the business with hits such as “This Will […]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of ‘Waiting To Exhale.’   We will always remember the first time we saw Waiting To Exhale, where we were, how we felt and the scenes that rocked our emotions to the core. Today (December 22) marks the 20th anniversary of the film (adapted from Terry McMillian’s novel) that depicted […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – John “Hot Rod” Williams has lost his battle cancer. The former Cleveland Cavaliers center passed away Friday. The Cleveland Cavaliers released the following statement: “The entire Cavaliers family is deeply saddened with the news of John “Hot Rod” Williams’ passing. Hot Rod was, first and foremost, a great teammate, and also the kind of […]

Her reaction to being asked to get up and go to the back was one part of a movement that would continue to this day all across America, and Rosa Parks would spend the 1970’s through ’90s speaking on racial injustice.   Sixty years ago on this day, Rosa Parks refused to give up her […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Sunday will mark one year since the shooting death of Tamir Rice. Since then, support for Tamir has spread nationwide. As supporters of the Rice family continue to mourn his death, rallies and vigils will be held across the country as well as here in Cleveland. 12-year-old Tamir was shot and killed […]