BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on the groundbreaking NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54.
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Churches and houses of worship can now endorse political candidates to their congregations without losing their tax-exempt status.
Thais-Williams, a lesbian, opened Jewel’s Catch One in the early 1970s because she saw that Black LGBTQ+ people in L.A. needed a space of their own. She had previously run a mixed club, where gay and straight Blacks and whites partied together. “It was kind of a miracle, really,” she once said.
“Mama” Mosie Burks, the legendary gospel singer who was a member of the Mississippi Mass Choir, has died at age 92, according to WAPT. The Mississippi Mass Choir confirmed the singer’s death via Facebook, saying, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of one of our beloved and legendary members, Mama Mosie Burks.”
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The Ministry of Culture and Community Development in Trinidad and Tobago has joined the national community in mourning the passing of Hansley “Hans” Hanoomansingh — a beloved cultural icon, veteran broadcaster, and former Member of Parliament — who died on Saturday at the age of 83.
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The Reverend Pauli Murray was a visionary legal scholar, civil rights activist, poet, and the first African American woman ordained as a priest in The Episcopal Church. A tireless advocate for racial and gender equality, her groundbreaking work laid the foundation for landmark civil rights legislation and continues to inspire movements for justice across the world.
With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, Betty Jean “Lil Sis” Robinson Boyd, who entered her eternal heavenly home on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the age of 80. She passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family in Bracey, Virginia.