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In honor of the dearly departed.

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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Academy Award Winner and Grammy Award Winner

Film

Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador. In 1964, he was the first African-American and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also received two competitive Golden Globe Awards.

Collections: In Requiem · Black History Month

Tags: Academy Award Winner · Queen Elizabeth II · Diahann Carroll · Grammy Award Winner · Actor · Ambassador · British Academy of Film and Television Arts · American Negro Theater · Golden Globe Award Nominee · The Walt Disney Company

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John Heard
John Heard
Emmy Award Nominee

Film

John Heard was probably best known for his lead roles in several films, including "Chilly Scenes of Winter", "Heart Beat", "Cutter's Way", "Cat People", and "C.H.U.D.". He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest starring on "The Sopranos".

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Actor · Emmy Award Nominee · The Sopranos · Margot Kidder · Theatre World Award Winner · Obie Award Winner · Gonzaga College High School Theatre Hall of Fame · Heart Beat · Cutter's Way · Beaches

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Martin Landau
Martin Landau
Academy Award Winner and Golden Globe Award Winner

Film

Martin Landau was an American film and television actor. His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" (1994) earned him an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Collections: In Requiem

Tags: Academy Award Winner · Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, New York · Crimes and Misdemeanors · Tucker: The Man and His Dream · Golden Globe Award Winner · North by Northwest · Alfred Hitchcock · Ed Wood · Screen Actors Guild Award Winner

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The Journey Continues

Robert Anderson — Photo Credit: Shefik

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August 22, 2016 Sex

Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

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Dan Bazile: There's a Reason That Rain Is Here — Photo Credit: Shefik

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August 8, 2016 Rain

In March 2004, Dan Bazile joined the news team at WNYT (a television affiliate of NBC), where he anchors "Weekend Today". Prior to that, he spent several years as an actor and freelance writer before jumping into television news in 1999.

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Laurence Juber: Creative Death, in Order to Move Forward — Photo Credit: Shefik

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November 11, 2017 Death

Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy Award. Juber has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

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Michael Alig: I Spent a Lot of Time in Solitary Confinement — Photo Credit: Shefik

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June 15, 2018 Resilience

Michael Alig is an artist and party promoter, who served almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter. He was a co-founder and ringleader of the Club Kids, a group of New York City clubgoers that became a cultural phenomenon during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Sipho Gumbo: A Revolution Is Defined as a Rapid Change in Events — Photo Credit: Shefik

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July 4, 2018 Revolution

Sipho Gumbo, the creator of Yangu Beauty, sought out a leading expert in skincare chemistry to help transform her authentic recipes into a skincare line for today's modern woman. At last, a skincare collection addressing the needs of women of color.

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