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Remembering the stars we lost in 2024
(Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
As each passing yr brings latest memories and milestones, every one unfortunately also signals a time to mourn a few of our beloved relations, friends and family members.
This number includes stars of stage, screen and airwaves, activists, sports stars and media personalities and more – outstanding figures who pave the way for our people or leave an undeniable impact on our communities.
In this space we commemorate the lives of those we have lost this yr. May their lights at all times shine and their influence can be felt for generations.
Marlena Shaw
The legendary jazz and soul singer died on January 19, 2024, at the age of 84.
UNDEFINED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Marlena Shaw. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Battle of Hinton
The three-time Tony Award winner died on January 30 at the age of 67. He was credited as the first Scarecrow in the original production on Broadway.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 09: Actor Hinton Battle poses backstage during a press preview at 54 Below on May 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Carl Weathers
Actor, director and former gridiron defender Carl Weathers retired on February 1 at the age of 76 on account of heart disease. He is probably best known for taking part in Apollo Creed in the franchise.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 13: Carl Weathers arrives for the premiere of Lucasfilm’s first-ever live-action series “The Mandalorian” at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California on November 13, 2019. “The Mandalorian” streams exclusively on Disney+. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Dexter Scott King
Son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King died on January 22 after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 62 years old.
Dexter Scott King at the Salute to Greatness Awards twentieth Anniversary Dinner at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo: Moses Robinson/WireImage)
Henry Fambrough
The last surviving original member of the legendary Motowon R&B group, The Spinners, died on February 7 at the age of 85. His death got here just months after his group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 03: Henry Fambrough attends the thirty eighth Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 3, 2023 in New York City. (Photo: Mike Coppola/WireImage)
Louis Gossett Jr.
The actor, who was the first black man to win an Oscar for best supporting actor, died on March 29. He was 87 years old.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 22: Louis Gossett Jr. at the American Black Film Festival Awards Ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 23, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)