In Loving Memory

Radio One Remembers Grisel Barajas, Station Personality & Program Director

Monday the Radio One community suffered a great loss after learning about the passing of Grisel Barajas. Barajas served as…
Willie Mae Sheard, Grandmother To Kierra Sheard Has…

Wille Mae Sheard, the grandmother of legendary Gospel singer, Kierra Sheard, has passed. Bishop J. Drew Sheard, took to Instagram…
Ex-NFL QB Tavaris Jackson Killed In A Car…

Former NFL quarterback Tavaris Jackson, who spent years playing for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings, has passed away. He was 36.…
Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr. Has Died…

Earl G. Graves Sr., the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise, has died at 85. According to his son Earl “Butch” Graves,…
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“Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll” Singer Vaughan Mason Dead…

https://youtu.be/jec4YtRCVAw Singer Vaughan Mason, the frontman of the group Vaughan Mason and Crew has died. Mason gained notoriety with the…
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Bill Withers Leaves A Legacy That Will Last…

As Im sitting here reminiscing, I can remember as a young boy sitting on my porch on the Ave. counting…
Bill Withers, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ & ‘Lovely Day’…

Bill Withers, the soul singer who in the 1970s wrote classics such as “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day,” and “Ain’t…
Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Pianist, Father Of Wynton…

Legendary Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. has passed away. According to his son, Branford, the cause of death was complications…
African Saxophonist Manu Dibango Dies Of CoronaVirus COVID-19

Well-Known Saxophonist Manu Dibango has passed away due to complications related to CoronaVirus COVID-19. Dibango, best known for the 1972…
Roger Mayweather, Uncle & Trainer Of Floyd Mayweather…

Famed Boxing trainer Roger Mayweather has died. Roger was the trainer and Uncle of Boxer Floyd Mayweather. Many in Boxing…
Billie Barrett Greenbey of the Barrett Sisters Dead…

Billie Barrett Greenbey of legendary gospel trio The Barrett Sisters has died. The middle sister of the three passed away…
Louise ‘Mother’ Hunter, Founder Of Love And Charity,…

Louise “Mother” Hunter, founder of Love and Charity Homeless Shelter and Mission in Racine, Wisconsin; and mother of 21 children…
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Rest In Power: ‘Hidden Figures’ Katherine Johnson Dead…

  She is hidden no more. Katherine Johnson, the genius mathematician who helped put this nation’s first men into space…
Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson Passes Away At 101

NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine confirms the passing of the American hero Katherine Johnson. Katherine Johnson was born on August 26,…
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Esther Scott, ‘Birth Of A Nation’, ‘Boyz N…

We have lost another of our veteran thespians, brothas and sistas. According to TMZ, Esther Scott has passed away from a heart…
Remembering An Icon: 5 Things You Didn’t know…

The world stood still yesterday when news broke that Actress Ja’net Dubois died at the age of 74. Most known…
Ja’net Dubois, Wilona From ‘Good Times’ Dead At…

Actress Ja’net Dubois, who entertained audiences for years as Wilona on the hit TV series Good Times has died. She…