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Thereasea Elder, the first Black public health nurse in Mecklenburg County, died Tuesday, but leaves behind a powerful legacy.
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The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year. -
The actress and producer was 82 years old. Her publicist announced that she died Wednesday of complications related to COVID-19.
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Dozens of notable jazz musicians died this year, many from COVID-19. Fresh Air critic Kevin Whitehead remembers some of the legends lost, including Bucky Pizzarelli, Ellis Marsalis and Jimmy Heath.
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One of North Carolina's most powerful contemporary political leaders has died. Former state Sen. Marc Basnight served a record 18 years as Senate leader.
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Richard Lewis Spencer was best known as a member of the Grammy Award-winning band The Winstons. A native of Wadesboro, North Carolina, Spencer played tenor saxophone with Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield.
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A spokesperson for the International Bluegrass Music Association says Rice died Friday at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina.
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Don Fowler, a former chair of the Democratic National Committee and mainstay of South Carolina and national politics for decades, has died. He was 85.
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Alabama civil rights icon Bruce Boynton, who helped inspire the Freedom Riders movement when he ordered at a whites only section of a restaurant, has died. He was 83.
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Tributes are flowing for Dan Kirsch, a leader and organizer in Charlotte's LGBTQ community, who died suddenly Friday.The Charlotte Observer reported he…
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Something big is missing from Charlotte’s festival scene Saturday. The annual Taste of the Lowcountry event is on hiatus after 16 years. The man who…
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The Rev. Dr. William Raymond Worsley marched with local civil rights titans like Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Julius Chambers, Fred Alexander, and even Dr.…
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For over two decades Greg Good, affectionately known as “Catman,” never missed a Carolina Panthers home game. Catman died last week, leaving a void at the…
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The Rev. John Wilkins of Hunter's Chapel in Mississippi spent his life performing gospel blues in and out of the church. He died of COVID-19 at age 76.
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Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun was a Philadelphia artist and keeper of Hmong embroidery tradition. She died from COVID-19 at age 76.
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We continue to remember some of the nearly 400,000 people who died in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Florinda Flores, 85, a beloved grandmother in Roswell, N.M., died last month.
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The famous — even infamous — producer, famed for his "Wall of Sound," died Saturday in prison. He produced records for The Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner as well as The Beatles, among many others.
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Miami is mourning the death of a legal pioneer. Osvaldo Soto successfully fought for the repeal of an "English-only" law in Miami-Dade County. He has died at age 91.
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Fischbacher died just months after his magic partner Roy Horn died of COVID-19 related complications in May.
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Howard Johnson, an American jazz musician known for his mastery of tuba and baritone saxophone, has died at age 79. NPR remembers his life and legacy.
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Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.
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Apted's pioneering documentary series began with a group of British children and checked in with them every seven years. He also directed Coal Miner's Daughter and The World Is Not Enough.
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Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at age 93. Unlike most managers who move from team to team, Lasorda spent his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. NPR remembers his life.
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Lopez, who died Dec. 25, won the 1986 National Book Award for Arctic Dreams,an account of his travels in the far north over a period of four years. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2013.
