- Daily Praise

via FirstLadyB: Bishop Frank Summerfield passed away two months ago on July 2nd,  from an unspecified illness and now his wife Joenell Summerfield has passed we have learned, she was 61. Bishop Frank Summerfield and his wife Joenell Summerfield co-pastored the Word of God Fellowship Church and Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina together. In a statement released to […]

Entertainment

via eurweb: Sad news coming out of the UK regarding one of the former members of Soul ll Soul, the 90s soul group. Melissa Bell has passed away at the age of 53. Bell, a London native, died after a nine-year battle with kidney failure, which was brought on by diabetes. Melissa Bell toured and recorded with Soul […]

National

via eurweb: Earlier this week we reported that he had been hospitalized in serious condition. Now, we must report that comedian/activist Dick Gregory has passed away Saturday night in Washington, D.C. at 84. Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory’s death was confirmed on his official social media accounts by his family. “It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory […]

National

via BlackAmericaWeb: Dick Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84. Gregory’s son, Christian, told The Associated Press his father died late Saturday in Washington, D.C. after being hospitalized for about a week. He had suffered a […]

- Local News

via WKYC: Judge Jean Murrell Capers, who served on the Cleveland Municipal Court for nine years, has died at the age of 104. John J. Russo, the court’s current presiding judge, announced her death via a statement Tuesday afternoon. “On behalf of our Court, we are saddened by the loss of Judge Jean Murrell Capers, […]

Entertainment

Actress Vivica A. Fox has lost her father.  The actress took to social media  to announce the news, sharing with her followers that her dad passed away on yesterday (Wednesday) GM Dawlings. My #TBT pix is in HONOR of my Daddy Mr William E Fox who passed away yesterday 😢 Daddy Iwill so miss our talks,car rides your hugs and your smile! […]

Entertainment

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the 99-year-old former beauty queen and actress, died Sunday in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports from outlets including TMZ, Variety and CBS in Los Angeles. She was ahead of her time. In the Hollywood Golden Age, Gabor, or simply Zsa Zsa to most, was perhaps the first celebutante. If there had […]

- Local News

Former Cleveland mayor George Voinovich has died. According to the Voinovich family, the former U.S. senator and governor passed away early Sunday. He was 79. Voinovich’s wife, Janet, told newsnet5.com she will miss everything about him. “He was God’s gift to me and his fellow man,” she said. Voinovich, who was born in Cleveland, served Ohioans through […]

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Cleveland’s first African-American television reporter Pete Cary passed away on Sunday at the age of 86. Pete, a pioneer in Cleveland broadcasting, worked at FOX…

- Daily Praise

Deitrick Haddon  shared some sad news with us today. He posted the below news on his Facebook page We send our prayers  to him and his family this weekend. Deitrick has been working very hard lately. He is filming ‘Fix My Church’ and  Season 2 of The Preachers of L.A. We  pray that the Lord […]

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  We are praying for Pastor Morton and her family…. source: Joy105.com

Entertainment

  Juanita Moore, a groundbreaking actress and an Academy Award nominee for her role as Lana Turner’s black friend in the classic weeper “Imitation of Life,” has died. Actor Kirk Kelleykahn, her grandson, said that Moore collapsed and died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 99, according to Kelleykahn. Accounts of her […]