Celebrity Deaths

Aug 28, 2020

It’s Darkest Before Dawn: RIP Chadwick Boseman - 1,703 Views

I was scrolling through my phone and decided to go to Facebook. Someone had posted that Chadwick Boseman had died. My heart sank. Then I...

Apr 29, 2019

John Singleton: A Boy From the Hood That Did So Much Good - 5,970 Views

I just read that it’s been confirmed by John Singleton’s agents at ICM Partners that he has passed away. The news has shaken me, and I...

Aug 16, 2018

It’s like Aretha Franklin, but I have an “L.” - 2,035 Views

Seems like I’ve been saying that my entire life. When anyone has difficulty pronouncing or spelling my name, I reference Aretha Franklin,...

Aug 12, 2014

Forever Funny - Rest in Peace Robin Williams - 4,638 Views

Yesterday when I returned home from work, I told my husband that Robin Williams had taken his own life. My husband’s face dropped and he...

May 28, 2014

My Angel (Maya Angelou) - 4,654 Views

The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream Till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays And...

Dec 5, 2013

A Small Poem in Memory of a Monumental Man - Nelson Mandela - 4,222 Views

My coworker gasped and I braced myself for what she had to say. The last thing I expected was for her to tell me Nelson Mandela died...

Nov 22, 2013

Not Just Another JFK Story - 4,421 Views

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s death. People all over the world are taking time to remember the man who was...

Jun 20, 2013

A.K.A. Tony Soprano - 4,593 Views

When the clock struck five today, I logged off of my computer with a Kool-Aid smile on my face. It was time to close shop and I was...

May 19, 2012

Death and a Disco Diva - 3,978 Views

Like most of us who partied hard during the 70s and 80s, I was saddened when I learned yesterday that Donna Summer had succumbed to a...