Industry PassingsSidney Poitier, Groundbreaking Actor, Dies at 94Ayanna CymoneJanuary 7, 2022May 5, 2026 by Ayanna CymoneJanuary 7, 2022May 5, 202606 Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking first Black actor to win a Best Actor Oscar, has died at age 94. The trailblazing star broke barriers in 1964...
Industry PassingsIndustry Icon Don Cornelius Commits Suicide Dead at 75Digital and Radio FactsFebruary 1, 2012April 9, 2026 by Digital and Radio FactsFebruary 1, 2012April 9, 20262 9 Don Cornelius, the legendary creator and host of Soul Train, was found dead at 75 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Sherman Oaks...