Every day, Legacy publishes tributes to people from all walks of life. Here in our daily news section, we say goodbye to those headline names known across the nation.
Influential keyboardist Edwin Birdsong was sampled by De La Soul and Daft Punk.
News Obituaries
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Smooth voice on the hits “Baby, Come to Me” and “Just Once.”
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Led the integrated Titans football team to a Virginia State Championship.
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Fatima Ali was a star of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” voted fan favorite in the 2017 season. Before her “Top Chef” fame, Ali had the distinction of becoming the first Pakistani …
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Masazo Nonaka (1905–2019) was recognized by Guiness World Records as the world’s oldest man in April, 2018, when he was 112 years old. He died from natural causes at his …
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R.I.P. Kevin Barnett, comedian and ‘Rel’ co-creator
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The first black bishop in the 20th century to head a U.S. diocese.
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Popular nightclub and Broadway performer
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Member of chart topping trio The Browns.
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Led the daring rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980.