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**FILE** Dexter Scott King (John Mathew Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com via Wikimedia Commons)

Dexter Scott King, Champion of Civil Rights and Son of MLK, Succumbs to Prostate Cancer at 62

by Stacy M. Brown January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Family and friends gathered at Capital Turnaround in Southeast D.C. to remember the life of Risikat “Kat” Iyabo Okedeyi, a university professor and cultural architect who inspired the African-centered arts and entertainment scene across the D.C. metropolitan area and beyond. (Ra-Jah S. Kelly/The Washington Informer)

Remembering Risikat ‘Kat’ Iyabo Okedeyi

by Lindiwe Vilakazi January 10, 2024March 7, 2024

The documentary "Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back" was presented at the March on Washington Film Festival in 2022. Hines, a dancer, choreographer, actor, producer, and Broadway talent, died on Dec. 29 at 80. (Courtesy of March on Washington Film Festival)

In Memoriam: Multi-Talented Entertainer Maurice Hines Dead at 80

by Brenda C. Siler January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Tina Turner

In Remembrance 2023

by WI Web Staff December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

The Rev. Wallace Charles Smith delivers the eulogy during Maudine Cooper’s funeral at Shiloh Baptist Church on Dec. 15. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Maudine Cooper Remembered as One of D.C.’s ‘Brightest Lights’

by Hamil R. Harris December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

**FILE** Andre Braugher (Courtesy of the Peabody Awards via Wikimedia Commons)

Emmy-Winning Actor Andre Braugher Dies at 61

by Stacy M. Brown December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Bishop Carlton Pearson (Courtesy photo)

Bishop Carlton Pearson, Minister of the Gospel of Inclusion, Dead at 70

by Jacqueline Fuller December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Greenbelt Councilman Ric Gordon died at the age of 41 on Nov. 26, garnering an outpouring of support and condolences from across the state. (Courtesy of Greenbelt City Council)

Greenbelt Councilman Ric Gordon Dead At 41

by Richard D. Elliott December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

The late Baba Oduno A. Tarik, a prominent Garveyite, master teacher and horticulturist (Courtesy photo)

In Memoriam: Baba Oduno A. Tarik

by Sam P.K. Collins November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

**FILE** Rosalynn Carter chairs mental health hearings in 1978. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration via Wikimedia Commons)

Reactions Pour in Following the Death of Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady and Global Humanitarian

by Stacy M. Brown November 20, 2023November 20, 2023