Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release...
Quincy Jones, the genius who rewrote the American songbook and gave music its soul, dies at 91
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. has left the building, but let’s be clear — he left it changed. And by changed,...
Tito Jackson, member of beloved pop group the Jackson 5, dies at 70
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was...
Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a...
Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and...
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his...
Renowned Michigan activist, poet John Sinclair dies at 82
John Sinclair, a central figure in Detroit's 1960s and '70s counterculture and political activism movements, died Tuesday morning at the...
Detroit chef and community builder Max Hardy dies at age 40
Maxcel Hardy, an award-winning chef, restauranteur and community leader in Detroit, died on Monday at the age of 40, his...
Detroit Evening Report: Flint council member known for outbursts and activism in city water crisis dies
Flint City Councilman Eric Mays, known for his activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public...
Detroit funk and soul ‘ambassador’ Amp Fiddler dies at 65
Joseph “Amp” Fiddler, a beloved musician, producer, and arbiter of soul and funk music in Detroit, has died Monday at...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit mourns the loss of Rev. Charles G. Adams
The Rev. Charles G. Adams, beloved retired pastor of Detroit’s influential Hartford Memorial Baptist Church and at one time one...
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992...