Today friends and family said their final good-byes to R&B legend Etta James. The iconic soul singer was laid to rest in Los Angeles after losing a battle with leukemia on January 20th. She was sent off in grand style with performances from artists like Christina Aguilera. Watch Christina Ag sing Jame’s classic, “At Last” […]
Nate Dogg’s close friends and family came out to remember the recently deceased singer at his funeral in Long Beach, CA. Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Warren G, and many others were in attendance. Snoop served as an honorary pallbearer at the funeral which also brought out a who’s who of west coast hip-hop including Xzibit, […]
Whitney Houston paid her respects to Carole Brown, the mother of her ex-husband Bobby Brown, by singing at her funeral this week in Boston. Whitney performed twice during the service. She performed “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” solo, and later joined Johnny Gill for a performance of “Never Would’ve Made It.” Carole Brown passed away […]
Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Shanice Wilson and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. were among the celebrities who honored singer Teena Marie at a private memorial service in Los Angeles on Monday. Gordy and Wonder spoke and Robinson and Wilson sang at the memorial service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Marie’s daughter, Alia Rose […]
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — An 18-year-old who was stomped to death at a house party will be laid to rest this weekend. Bobby Tillman was killed on Sunday while dozens of bystanders watched. Authorities said he did not know his attackers. They apparently targeted Tillman after one of the suspects was hit by a woman at […]
Memorial services have been set for gospel music great Albertina Walker, who died Friday in a Chicago hospital from respiratory complications. She was 81. Click here to see what President Obama said about the gospel great.
The service for MaLinda Sapp was an outpouring of love and emotion. Some of the biggest names in gospel and community leadership were there, including gospel music’s Israel Houghton, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Karen Clark Sheard, Rev. Jesse Jackson and many more. Click here for the recap.
On Thursday, September 16th, Dr. MaLinda Prince Sapp's life will be celebrated during her homegoing service at Resurrection Life Church, located in Grandville, Michigan.
Gary Coleman will not be laid to rest this weekend as originally planned. With the late actor’s ex-wife and estranged parents now warring over custody of his body, Coleman’s Utah funeral has been canceled, the Salt Lake Tribune confirms.
Hundreds of people in the Washington, DC area gathered at the National Cathedral to pay tribute to Dr. Dorothy Height. See what our Radio One correspondent had to say about today’s events.
President Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil rights leader Dorothy Height, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday. Height’s funeral is set for 10 a.m. ET Thursday at Washington National Cathedral.
Funeral services for civil rights matriarch Dorothy I. Height have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, according to the National Council of Negro Women, which Height directed for 40 years. The services are expected to be attended by an array of civil rights figures and dignitaries.
