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Joe Louis Dudley, Pioneering Hair Care Entrepreneur, Dies at 86
Starting in their kitchen, he and his wife at the time built a thriving company making beauty products for Black consumers. They also founded a...
Klee Benally, Navajo Activist and Artist, Dies at 48
He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for Native American and environmental causes.
Larry Fink, Whose Photographs Were ‘Political, Not Polemical,’ Dies at 82
His black-and-white images captured the chilly anomie of Manhattan’s haute monde, the strangeness of Hollywood royalty and the lively warmth of rural America.
Anthony Holden, Royal Chronicler Who Ruffled the Palace, Dies at 76
A prolific journalist and author, he ignited an uproar with a less-than-flattering portrait of Charles and Diana’s marriage. “The most reviled man in Britain,” one...
Horace Ové, Pioneering Black Filmmaker in Britain, Dies at 86
His feature-length film, “Pressure,” mapped the struggles of Black Britons in an era of unyielding racism. He was knighted in 2022.
Raymond Moriyama, Designer of Humane Public Spaces, Dies at 93
His Japanese Canadian family was interned during World War II. That experience inspired him to create inviting buildings for all people.
Bill Pinkney, Globe-Circling Sailor Who Set a Racial Mark, Dies at 87
He was the first Black person to sail alone by way of the arduous southern route, rounding the perilous Cape Horn and withstanding storms and...
Robert Patrick, Early and Prolific Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 85
He got his start at Caffe Cino, the birthplace of Off Off Broadway. His first of hundreds of plays, performed there in 1964, is a...
Mary Quant, the Mother of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93
As a designer, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style...
Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92
He turned a run-down tavern into a drag cabaret that became a hub and a fund-raising powerhouse for the L.G.B.T.Q. community as well as a...
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