'Soul Train' producer Don Cornelius dies
| |Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012
He showcased legendary R&B artists and overcame racial barriers.Read more
'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
| |Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012
LOS ANGELES — "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.Read more
Kevin White, longtime Boston mayor, dies at 82
| |Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82.Read more
The Rev. Miles L. Seaborn Jr., retired pastor, missionary, former trustee at Fort Worth seminary
| |Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
He also served as a first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention.Read more
Coaching great Joe Paterno dies at 85
| |Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
The winningest coach in major college football was fired amid a scandal.Read more
Philip Vannatter, the L.A. detective who led work on Simpson case, arrested Polanski
| |Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
He was a ‘very devoted detective' who worked 250 homicides in his career, his brother says.Read more
Obituary: Former Kuwaiti ambassador to U.S. dies at 68
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
Sheik Saud Al Nasser Al Sabah was in office during the Iraqi invasion.Read more
Funk singer Jimmy Castor dies at 71
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
His most lasting influence was through sampling.Read more
Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, who helped save premature babies, dies at 84
| |Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
Her lung research helped figure out why many preemies were dying.Read more
Legendary R&B and rock singer Etta James dies at 73
| |Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
Her long career was best-known for the song "At Last."Read more
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