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Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Icon of Survival, Dies @ 83

Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Icon of Survival, Dies @ 83
May 24, 2023 Peter Ashworth's iconic cover of Private Dancer (Image via Capitol) She was the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, the Acid Queen, Auntie Entity, an eight-time Grammy Award winner and one of the 20th century's most iconic live performers. https://youtu.be/dVTmckFWOYM On May 24, 2023, Tina Turner, who had long battled issues including intestinal…
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Harry Belafonte, Crossover Icon & Political Activist, Dies @ 96

Harry Belafonte, Crossover Icon & Political Activist, Dies @ 96
April 25, 2023 The ultimate stage star (Image via head shot) The loss of Harry Belafonte at 96 is truly the loss of a great figure, not only in entertainment — where his supremacy was the stuff of legend — but also in the field of social justice and civil rights. The Jamaican-American "King of…
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Barry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage’s Host Body, Dies @ 89

Barry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage’s Host Body, Dies @ 89
Via ExtraTV: Australian comic Barry Humphries, better known as his saucy drag persona Dame Edna Everage, died Saturday at 89 in Sydney, the BBC reports. Hello, possums! (Image via supplied) His death was attributed to complications from hip surgery in March, following a fall in February. Humphries was born February 17, 1934, in Melbourne. Artistic and…
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Paul Robeson Mural in D.C. Destroyed 1 Week After His Birthday

Paul Robeson Mural in D.C. Destroyed 1 Week After His Birthday
April 17, 2023 Paul Robeson is an undisputed American icon, and in particular an African-American icon. He was one of the first — if not the first — Black men to cross over as a major star with name recognition among white audiences, and his work in the theater, in films and as an activist…
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Ed Fury, Sword-and-Sandal Adonis, Dies @ 94

Ed Fury, Sword-and-Sandal Adonis, Dies @ 94
March 6, 2023 Better off Ed (Image by Bob Mizer/AMG) Ed Fury, a physique-model legend and legit movie star in the '60s, died at 94 on February 24, 2023. The sad news of Fury's passing was confirmed by his wife to various friends, who broke the news on social media. https://www.tiktok.com/@boyculturedotcom/video/7207517022647881002?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7200813291274503722 Born Rupert Edmund Holovchik…
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