Model for Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter dies
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women …
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Ben Powers dead at 64
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Actor Alton “Ben” Powers, known for his role in the 1970s CBS television series Good Times, has died at the …
Bahamas R&B singer Johnny Kemp of ‘Just Got Paid’ fame dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Bahamian R&B singer Johnny Kemp, who is best known for the hit song Just Got Paid,” has died in Jamaica. He …
Percy Sledge, who sang ‘When a Man Loves a Woman,’ dies
By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Percy Sledge’s When a Man Loves a Woman, a desperate, soulful ode to the …
Gardner Taylor, preacher and civil rights figure, dies at 96
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL CLANCY NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, who was widely regarded as the dean of American preaching and …
Tuskegee Airman Leslie A. Williams dies in California at 95
Photo Courtesy of lifeinlegacy.com PATTERSON, Calif. (AP) — Leslie A. Williams, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen, which broke the military color barrier during …
Rev. Willie Barrow, front-line civil rights fighter, dies
PHOTO COURTESY OF AYEAROFWOMEN.COM CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Willie Barrow, a front-line civil rights fighter for decades and a mentor to younger generations of …
Maxee Maxwell, member of girl group Brownstone, dies at 46
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maxee Maxwell, a member of the 1990s girl group Brownstone — best known for the hit If You Love Me — …
Actor who portrayed role of Mr. Kruger on ‘Seinfeld’ dies
CINCINNATI (AP) — Daniel von Bargen, who played George Costanza’s dim-witted boss Mr. Kruger on Seinfeld, has died. He was 64. Von Bargen died March …
Earl Lloyd, first black player in NBA, dies at 86
PHOTO COURTESY OF POPCRUNCH.COM Earl Lloyd was a player and coach, an NBA champion and later a Hall of Famer. Within the basketball world, …