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COVID-19

Collected by: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Archived since: Apr, 2020

Description:

This collection centers and documents the African diasporan experiences of COVID-19 including racial disparities in health outcomes and access, the impact on Black-owned businesses, and cultural production. The collection also seeks to document the community impact on New York City through state and local news, and government responses to COVID-19.

Subject: Society & Culture, Government, Science & Health

Rights: You are free to use items in this collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Collector: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Zakiya Collier

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Title: African Americans who have died of COVID-19 | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view

URL: http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/apr/03/african-americans-who-have-died-covid-19/

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Lauren Victoria Burke

Date: April 3, 2020

description: African Americans who have died of COVID-19 - New York Amsterdam News

title: African Americans who have died of COVID-19 - New York Amsterdam News

Title: New York’s Min. Abdul Hafeez Muhammad transitions due to coronavirus | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view

URL: http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/apr/11/abdul-hafeez-muhammad-dead/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Nayaba Arinde

Date: April 11, 2020

description: New York’s Min. Abdul Hafeez Muhammad transitions due to coronavirus - New York Amsterdam News

title: New York’s Min. Abdul Hafeez Muhammad transitions due to coronavirus - New York Amsterdam News

Title: Beloved Harlem pastor dies of coronavirus | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view

URL: http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/mar/27/beloved-harlem-pastor-dies-coronavirus/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: AmNews Staff Reports

Date: March 27, 2020

description: Beloved Harlem pastor dies of coronavirus - New York Amsterdam News

title: Beloved Harlem pastor dies of coronavirus - New York Amsterdam News

Title: #MemorialForUsAll - Wynton Marsalis

URL: http://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/show/memorial-for-us-all-414/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Date: May 3, 2020

description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many rituals we hold dear are no longer possible. As we find our footing in this new terrain, faith leaders have enlisted New York…

title: Memorial For Us All: Wynton Marsalis · Lincoln Center

Title: Coronavirus News: Harlem church loses 9 members to COVID-19 in last 30 days

URL: https://abc7ny.com/health/harlem-church-loses-9-members-to-covid-19-in-last-30-days/6115500/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: ABC 7 Eyewitness News

Date: April 19, 2020

description: Mount Neboh Baptist Church, a fixture in its Harlem community, has lost 11 parishioners in the last month -- including nine from COVID-19.

title: Coronavirus NYC: Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem loses 9 members to COVID-19 in last 30 days - ABC7 New York

Title: Pellom McDaniels, Scholar of African American History and Former NFL Player, Dies Unexpectedly at 52

URL: https://emorywheel.com/pellom-mcdaniels-scholar-of-african-american-history-and-former-nfl-player-dies-suddenly-at-52/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Isaiah Poritz

Date: April 21, 2020

description: Pellom McDaniels, Scholar of African American History and Former NFL Player, Dies Unexpectedly at 52 | The Emory Wheel

title: Pellom McDaniels, Scholar of African American History and Former NFL Player, Dies Unexpectedly at 52 | The Emory Wheel

Title: Remembering Some Of The MTA Workers Who Have Died From COVID-19

URL: https://gothamist.com/news/remembering-some-mta-workers-who-have-died-covid-19/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Stephen Nessen

Date: April 28, 2020

description: Transit workers continue to die from the coronavirus in greater numbers than workers at any other city or state agency.

title: Remembering Some Of The MTA Workers Who Have Died From COVID-19 - Gothamist

Title: NOI Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad Of Harlem Mosque No. 7 Dead From COVID-19

URL: https://moguldom.com/271311/noi-minister-abdul-hafeez-muhammad-of-harlem-mosque-no-7-dead-from-covid-19/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Ann Brown

Date: April 13, 2020

description: Nation of Islam Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad of famed Harlem Mosque No. 7 has died from the coronavirus. Muhammad was 56 years old.

title: NOI Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad Of Harlem Mosque #7 Dead From COVID-19

Title: Condolences Pour In For Andre Harrell As Legendary Music Executive Dies At 59

URL: https://newsone.com/playlist/andre-harrell-dies-condolences/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Bruce C.T. Wright

Date: May 9, 2020

description: Condolences were pouring in after it was reported that legendary music executive Andre Harrell had died overnight at the age of 59.

title: Andre Harrell Dies: Condolences Pour In After Iconic Music Exec’s Death | NewsOne

Title: 36-Year Old School Principal From Brooklyn Dies From Coronavirus

URL: https://newyorkbeacon.com/36-year-old-school-principal-from-brooklyn-dies-from-coronavirus/

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: New York Beacon

Date: March 25, 2020

description: 36-Year Old School Principal From Brooklyn Dies From Coronavirus - The New York Beacon

title: 36-Year Old School Principal From Brooklyn Dies From Coronavirus - The New York Beacon

Title: Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Pianist And Patriarch Of New Orleans Musical Clan, Dead At 85

URL: https://newyorkbeacon.com/ellis-marsalis-jr-jazz-pianist-and-patriarch-of-new-orleans-musical-clan-dead-at-85/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: New York Beacon

Date: April 2, 2020

description: Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Pianist And Patriarch Of New Orleans Musical Clan, Dead At 85 - The New York Beacon

title: Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Pianist And Patriarch Of New Orleans Musical Clan, Dead At 85 - The New York Beacon

Title: Legendary Jazz Artist, Manu Dibango, Dies from Coronavirus at Age 86

URL: https://newyorkbeacon.com/legendary-jazz-artist-manu-dibango-dies-from-coronavirus-at-age-86/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: New York Beacon

Date: March 26, 2020

description: Legendary Jazz Artist, Manu Dibango, Dies from Coronavirus at Age 86 - The New York Beacon

title: Legendary Jazz Artist, Manu Dibango, Dies from Coronavirus at Age 86 - The New York Beacon

Title: Michigan College Student Dies From Coronavirus Weeks Before Graduation

URL: https://newyorkbeacon.com/michigan-college-student-dies-from-coronavirus-weeks-before-graduation/

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease), Health and race

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: New York Beacon

Date: April 1, 2020

description: Michigan College Student Dies From Coronavirus Weeks Before Graduation - The New York Beacon

title: Michigan College Student Dies From Coronavirus Weeks Before Graduation - The New York Beacon

Title: NYC Reggae Impresario Father German Passes Away at 47

URL: https://newyorkbeacon.com/nyc-reggae-impresario-father-german-passes-away-at-47/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: New York Beacon

Date: April 20, 2020

description: NYC Reggae Impresario Father German Passes Away at 47 - The New York Beacon

title: NYC Reggae Impresario Father German Passes Away at 47 - The New York Beacon

Title: Retired Professor Who Taught at Univ. of Maryland For 20 Years Dies From Coronavirus

URL: https://newyorkbeacon.com/retired-professor-who-taught-at-univ-of-maryland-for-20-years-dies-from-coronavirus/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: New York Beacon

Date: April 8, 2020

description: Retired Professor Who Taught at Univ. of Maryland For 20 Years Dies From Coronavirus - The New York Beacon

title: Retired Professor Who Taught at Univ. of Maryland For 20 Years Dies From Coronavirus - The New York Beacon

Title: Emory mourns sudden passing of Rose Library curator Pellom McDaniels

URL: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/news/emory-mourns-sudden-passing-of-rose-library-curator-pellom-mcdaniels/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Date: April 20, 2020

description: Emory mourns sudden passing of Rose Library curator Pellom McDaniels

title: Emory Libraries Blog | Emory mourns sudden passing of Rose Library curator Pellom McDaniels

Title: Renowned Hollywood Hairstylist Charles Gregory Ross Dies of COVID-19

URL: https://theglowup.theroot.com/renowned-hollywood-hairstylist-charles-gregory-ross-die-1842792177/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Maiysha Kai

Date: April 10, 2020

description: Hollywood heavyweights and the Atlanta beauty community alike are mourning the death of Emmy-nominated hairstylist Charles Gregory Ross, who succumbed to complications from COVID-19 weeks after announcing his diagnosis on March 25, when he warned others to take the pandemic seriously.

title: 'Renowned' Hollywood Hairstylist Charles Gregory Ross Dies of COVID-19

Title: Trini-born New York nurse dies from COVID | News Extra | trinidadexpress.com

URL: https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/trini-born-new-york-nurse-dies-from-covid/article_880ba4f4-7cb0-11ea-99eb-bb0d7de56ddd.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Carolyn Kissoon

Date: April 14, 2020, April 12, 2020

description: The COVID-19 coronavirus has claimed the lives of three more Trinidad and Tobago nationals living in New York, including a registered nurse.

title: Trini-born New York nurse dies from COVID | News Extra | trinidadexpress.com

Title: Black Deaths and Black Mourning in the Time of Coronavirus

URL: https://www.aaihs.org/black-deaths-and-black-mourning-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-deaths-and-black-mourning-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Joan Flores-Villalobos

Date: April 20, 2020

description: Panama Canal under construction, 1908 (Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection) That coronavirus (COVID-19) is “the great equalizer” has quickly become an old and tired adage, rightly critiqued by scholars and observers of structural racism and inequality throughout the U.S. The fir ...

title: Black Deaths and Black Mourning in the Time of Coronavirus | AAIHS

Title: Mourning the Loss of My Father: Wynton Marsalis on the Passing of Ellis Marsalis Jr. – AAIHS

URL: https://www.aaihs.org/mourning-the-loss-of-my-father-wynton-marsalis-on-the-passing-of-ellis-marsalis-jr/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Wynton Marsalis

Date: April 7, 2020

Title: Another Gaze Presents: The Legacies Of Sarah Maldoror (1929–2020) —12 May 2020

URL: https://www.anothergaze.com/another-gaze-presents-legacies-sarah-maldoror-1929-2020-12-may-2020/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Another Gaze

Date: May 5, 2020

Title: David C. Driskell Dead: Famed Art Historian Dies at 88

URL: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-c-driskell-dead-1202682906/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Alex Greenberger

Date: April 2, 2020

description: David C. Driskell, a tireless advocate for black art history, has died at 88.

title: David C. Driskell Dead: Famed Art Historian Dies at 88 – ARTnews.com

Title: Emma Amos, Imaginative Painter Who Attacked Racism Through Figuration, Is Dead at 83

URL: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/emma-amos-dead-1202688259/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: MUTUAL AID NYC

Date: May 21, 2020

description: Emma Amos, a painter known for her imaginative figurations attacking racism, has died at 83.

title: Emma Amos Dead: Figurative Painter Dies of Alzheimer’s at 83 – ARTnews.com

Title: Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19

URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52017834/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: BBC

Date: March 24, 2020

description: Manu Dibango, the 86-year-old African jazz legend, dies in Paris after catching the coronavirus.

title: Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19 - BBC News

Title: Covid-19 is ravaging the music world

URL: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/opinions/bill-withers-ellis-marsalis-music-world-covid-19-losses-seymour/index.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Gene Seymour

Date: April 3, 2020

description: The coronavirus pandemic has struck an already seemingly relentless series of recent body blows to the music world, says Gene Seymour, who remembers two father figures of jazz in particular - Ellis Marsalis and Bucky Pizzarelli - and notes the pain of losing Bill Withers (to non-virus causes) when his music is becoming an anthem for the global will to find hope.

title: Bill Withers, Ellis Marsalis and other music legends embody so much that we've lost (opinion) - CNN

Title: Jazz Trumpeter Wallace Roney Dies From COVID-19 Complications At Age 59 : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/31/824834455/jazz-trumpeter-wallace-roney-dies-from-covid-19-complications-at-age-59/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Nate Chinen

Date: March 31, 2020

description: The pugnacious post-bop player and composer, who was mentored by Miles Davis, had been hospitalized since last Wednesday.

title: Jazz Trumpeter Wallace Roney Dies From COVID-19 Complications At Age 59 : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

Title: Frontline Jamaican nurse, Ian William Wilson, succumbs to coronavirus | New York Carib News

URL: https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/frontline-jamaican-nurse-ian-william-wilson-succumbs-to-coronavirus/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: ohtadmin

Date: April 14, 2020

description: Ian William Wilson, 53, a Bronx resident and frontline nurse at Isabella Nursing Home in New York City, succumbed to the deadly coronavirus. He was admitted to the St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx on March 26 and was placed in the ICU. One week later, on April 01, he passed away. The Kingston College old boy was born in […]

title: Frontline Jamaican nurse, Ian William Wilson, succumbs to coronavirus - New York Carib News

Title: Guyanese bus operator dies from coronavirus | New York Carib News

URL: https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/guyanese-bus-operator-dies-from-coronavirus-in-new-york/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: ohtadmin

Date: March 28, 2020

description: A Guyanese Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus operator in New York died from coronavirus yesterday. He is the second member of the agency’s workforce to succumb to the disease. According to The New York Daily News, Oliver Cyrus, 61, drove buses for the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, a subsidiary of the MTA, that operates a handful of […]

title: Guyanese bus operator dies from coronavirus - New York Carib News

Title: Guyanese political activist dies in US of COVID-19 | New York Carib News

URL: https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/guyanese-political-activist-dies-in-us-of-covid-19/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: ohtadmin

Date: April 22, 2020

description: Marvin Pearce, 44, an activist and supporter of APNU+AFC died on Monday after testing positive for the disease not too long ago. He was subsequently hospitalized and was in ICU. His death came as a shock to many party supporters who all expressed their shock and sadness through social media. Many paid tribute via social media. The tributes included former […]

title: Guyanese political activist dies in US of COVID-19 - New York Carib News

Title: Dr. Roy Hastick, CEO/Founder, CACCI Dies | New York Carib News

URL: https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/roy-hastick-ceo-founder-cacci-dies/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: ohtadmin

Date: April 10, 2020

description: Dr. Roy Hastick, who founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), has become the latest victim of COVID-19. Hastick died in a New York hospital on the morning of Thursday, 9 April 2020. He is one of the dozens of Grenadians who have lost their lives from this coronavirus and has affected more than one million and caused the […]

title: Dr. Roy Hastick, CEO/Founder, CACCI Dies - New York Carib News

Title: Trinidadian nurse dies on the frontlines of coronavirus | New York Carib News

URL: https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/trinidadian-nurse-dies-on-the-frontlines-of-coronavirus/

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Mell P

Date: April 14, 2020

description: Rosemary Coutou-Figaro, 52, a registered nurse at Kings Brook Hospital in Brooklyn, died on April 9, just 15 days after she tested positive for the virus. Coutou-Figaro is from south Trinidad and died in New York after testing positive for COVID-19. She was taken to the emergency room on March 19, with flu-like symptoms. She was sent home with advice that […]

title: Trinidadian nurse dies on the frontlines of coronavirus - New York Carib News

Title: Woman dies of COVID-19 in NY days after leaving Trinidad | New York Carib News

URL: https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/woman-dies-of-covid-19-in-ny-days-after-leaving-trinidad/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: ohtadmin

Date: April 6, 2020

description: 78-year-old Zorida Wahid Khan returned to her home in Queens, New York, after vacationing in Trinidad and Tobago. Fifteen days after her return she tested positive for the COVID-19. Five days after being diagnosed with the virus, Khan died at a hospital on Friday. She had spent three months vacationing in Trinidad. The relative, who did not want to be […]

title: Woman dies of COVID-19 in NY days after leaving Trinidad - New York Carib News

Title: Curly Neal, Globetrotters’ Dazzling Dribbler, Dies at 77

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/sports/basketball/curly-neal-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Marc Stein

Date: March 26, 2020

description: He admitted he “didn’t know anything about being funny” when he joined the comedic basketball team, but he became one of its biggest stars.

title: Curly Neal, Globetrotters’ Dazzling Dribbler, Dies at 77 - The New York Times

Title: Jimmy Wynn, ‘Toy Cannon’ Known for His Home Runs, Dies at 78

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/sports/baseball/jimmy-wynn-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: The Associated Press

Date: March 27, 2020

description: Just 5-foot-9 but packed with power, he was a mainstay of the Houston Astros’ lineup for 11 years in the 1960s and ’70s and a three-time All-Star.

title: Jimmy Wynn, ‘Toy Cannon’ Known for His Home Runs, Dies at 78 - The New York Times

Title: Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Civil Rights Leader and King Aide, Dies at 98 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/joseph-lowery-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Douglas Martin

Date: March 28, 2020

description: Mr. Lowery helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and gave the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration.

title: Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Civil Rights Leader and King Aide, Dies at 98 - The New York Times

Title: Ronald Lewis, Preserver of New Orleans Black Culture, Dies at 68 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/ronald-w-lewis-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Steven Kurutz

Date: April 9, 2020

description: His colorful museum, the House of Dance and Feathers, was a monument to the rich street culture of African-Americans. Mr. Lewis died of the coronavirus.

title: Ronald Lewis, Preserver of New Orleans Black Culture, Dies at 68 - The New York Times

Title: Lila Fenwick, Who Broke a Barrier at Harvard Law, Dies at 87 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/obituaries/lila-fenwick-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Penelope Green

Date: April 16, 2020, April 13, 2020

description: She was the first black female graduate of the school and went on to a career at the United Nations; she also was a major supporter of sickle cell research. She was a victim of the coronavirus.

title: Lila Fenwick, Who Broke a Barrier at Harvard Law, Dies at 87 - The New York Times

Title: Sam Clayton Jr., Sound Engineer With a Global Ear, Dies at 58 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/obituaries/sam-clayton-jr-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Daniel E. Slotnik

Date: April 13, 2020, April 16, 2020

description: Mr. Clayton, who died of the coronavirus, worked with reggae musicians from Jamaica and countries far from the music’s birthplace.

title: Sam Clayton Jr., Sound Engineer With a Global Ear, Dies at 58 - The New York Times

Title: Antonio Checo, Episcopal Priest Who Stressed Service, Dies at 67

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/nyregion/antonio-checo-episcopal-priest-who-stressed-service-dies-at-67.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Daniel E. Slotnik

Date: April 14, 2020

description: His years as a social worker led him to preach community engagement as the rector of St. Mark’s Church in Jackson Heights, Queens.

title: Antonio Checo, Episcopal Priest Who Stressed Service, Dies at 67 - The New York Times

Title: Cedric Dixon, Towering Detective in Harlem, Dies at 48

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/nyregion/cedric-dixon-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Aaron Randle

Date: April 16, 2020

description: His death in March is believed to be the first of a sworn New York City police officer caused by the coronavirus.

title: Cedric Dixon, Towering Detective in Harlem, Dies at 48 - The New York Times

Title: Ferdi German, M.T.A. Subway Car Inspector, Dies at 41 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/obituaries/ferdi-german-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Julia Carmel

Date: April 17, 2020

description: Mr. German, who worked for more than 12 years at the M.T.A.’s 207th street overhaul shop, was one of the thousands of transit workers who have fallen sick or self-quarantined.

title: Ferdi German, M.T.A. Subway Car Inspector, Dies at 41 - The New York Times

Title: Raymond Copeland, Sanitation Worker Who Hit His Stride, Dies at 46 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/obituaries/raymond-copeland-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Steven Kurutz

Date: April 29, 2020, April 17, 2020

description: He raised three girls as a single father. He was engaged and just coming into his stride in midlife. Then he got the coronavirus.

title: Raymond Copeland, Sanitation Worker Who Hit His Stride, Dies at 46 - The New York Times

Title: Raymond Copeland, Sanitation Worker Who Hit His Stride, Dies at 46 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/obituaries/raymond-copeland-dead-coronavirus.html/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Steven Kurutz

Date: April 17, 2020

description: He raised three girls as a single father. He was engaged and just coming into his stride in midlife. Then he got the coronavirus.

title: Raymond Copeland, Sanitation Worker Who Hit His Stride, Dies at 46 - The New York Times

Title: Leilani Jordan, 27, Dies; Disabled, but Helping Shoppers - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/leilani-jordan-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Sam Roberts

Date: April 17, 2020

description: A victim of the coronavirus, she had been hired under a supermarket program for disabled people, but took care of customers less able than herself.

title: Leilani Jordan, 27, Dies; Disabled, but Helping Shoppers - The New York Times

Title: Henry Grimes and Giuseppi Logan, Lost and Found Jazz Stars, Are Both Gone - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/arts/music/henry-grimes-giuseppi-logan-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Giovanni Russonello

Date: April 24, 2020, April 20, 2020

description: The musicians were the two biggest disappearing acts on the jazz avant-garde. Now both have died of complications of the coronavirus.

title: Henry Grimes and Giuseppi Logan, Lost and Found Jazz Stars, Are Both Gone - The New York Times

Title: Cheryl A. Wall, 71, Dies; Champion of Black Literary Women - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/books/cheryl-a-wall-71-dies-champion-of-black-literary-women.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Sam Roberts

Date: April 23, 2020, April 21, 2020

description: An author and longtime professor at Rutgers, she pressed for the inclusion of black authors in curriculums and was an expert on Zora Neale Hurston.

title: Cheryl A. Wall, 71, Dies; Champion of Black Literary Women - The New York Times

Title: Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/obituaries/martin-douglas-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Sam Dolnick

Date: April 21, 2020

description: A deft musician and beloved mentor, he helped keep steel-pan music — his bridge to the Caribbean — a vibrant part of New York life. He had the coronavirus.

title: Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71 - The New York Times

Title: José Torres, 73, Restaurateur Beloved of Salsa Stars, Dies - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/nyregion/jose-torres-dead-coronavirus.html

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: David Gonzalez

Date: April 22, 2020

description: His Joe’s Place was a must for a stop-off after a night of music-making. Mr. Torres died of Covid-19.

title: José Torres, 73, Restaurateur Beloved of Salsa Stars, Dies - The New York Times

Title: Don Campbell, Hip-Hop Dance Innovator, Is Dead at 69 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/arts/dance/don-campbell-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Daniel E. Slotnik

Date: April 23, 2020

description: He invented the Campbellock, better known as locking, an idiosyncratic style that became one of the first street dances to gain widespread attention.

title: Don Campbell, Hip-Hop Dance Innovator, Is Dead at 69 - The New York Times

Title: Abba Kyari, Nigerian President’s Right-Hand Man, Dies - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/obituaries/abba-kyari-dead-coronavirus.html

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Ruth Maclean

Date: April 23, 2020

description: As chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Kyari was a “gatekeeper” and “loyal friend.”

title: Abba Kyari, Nigerian President’s Right-Hand Man, Dies - The New York Times

Title: Fred the Godson, Nimble New York Rapper, Dies at 41 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/arts/music/fred-the-godson-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Jon Caramanica

Date: April 24, 2020

description: The Bronx musician was a forceful presence on mixtapes, filling his rhymes with clever punch lines.

title: Fred the Godson, Nimble New York Rapper, Dies at 41 - The New York Times

Title: Kenneth Saunders III, Civic Leader with a Mediating Touch, Dies at 43

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/obituaries/kenneth-saunders-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Kim Severson

Date: April 24, 2020

description: He joined his first local board at 18 and never stopped trying to improve his suburban Atlanta community. Mr. Saunders died of the coronavirus.

title: Kenneth Saunders III, Civic Leader with a Mediating Touch, Dies at 43 - The New York Times

Title: Mario César Romero, 78, Art Historian of East Harlem, Dies - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/obituaries/mario-cesar-romero-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: David Gonzalez

Date: April 24, 2020

description: He celebrated the neighborhood’s artists, including Alice Neel and James de la Vega.

title: Mario César Romero, 78, Art Historian of East Harlem, Dies - The New York Times

Title: Samuel Hargress Jr., Owner of a Beloved Harlem Bar, Dies at 84 - The New York Times

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/nyregion/samuel-hargress-jr-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Steven Kurutz

Date: April 30, 2020, April 29, 2020

description: He ran Paris Blues, a throwback to the ’60s that attracted locals and tourists alike and seemed to be an extension of himself. He died of the coronavirus.

title: Samuel Hargress Jr., Owner of a Beloved Harlem Bar, Dies at 84 - The New York Times

Title: Idris Bey, an N.Y.C. Emergency Worker, Dies at 60

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/obituaries/idris-bey-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Rebecca Liebson

Date: April 30, 2020

description: Mr. Bey, who died of the coronavirus, was a popular instructor at the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical academy.

title: Idris Bey, an N.Y.C. Emergency Worker, Dies at 60 - The New York Times

Title: Valentina Blackhorse, Navajo Pageant Winner With Dreams, Dies at 28

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/obituaries/valentina-blackhorse-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Simon Romero

Date: April 30, 2020

description: She nurtured political aspirations while raising her 1-year-old daughter. Then she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The next day she was dead.

title: Valentina Blackhorse, Navajo Pageant Winner With Dreams, Dies at 28 - The New York Times

Title: Willie Levi, 73, Dies; He Escaped a Life of Servitude

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/us/willie-levi-73-dies-he-escaped-a-life-of-servitude.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Dan Barry

Date: April 30, 2020

description: He was one of a group of men with disabilities who worked for substandard wages at a turkey plant but found justice. He succumbed to the new coronavirus.

title: Willie Levi, 73, Dies; He Escaped a Life of Servitude - The New York Times

Title: Bana Ali, Who Championed Basketball in Somalia, Dies at 54

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/obituaries/bana-ali-dead-coronavirus.html

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Abdi Latif Dahir

Date: May 5, 2020

description: Mr. Ali, who had the novel coronavirus, dedicated his own time and finances to promoting basketball and sports among Somali youth.

title: Bana Ali, Who Championed Basketball in Somalia, Dies at 54 - The New York Times

Title: Jana Prince, a Selfless Social Worker, Dies at 43

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/obituaries/jana-prince-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Neil Genzlinger

Date: May 6, 2020

description: She had cerebral palsy, but her interest was in helping others with their problems. She died of the novel coronavirus.

title: Jana Prince, a Selfless Social Worker, Dies at 43 - The New York Times

Title: Millie Small, ‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer, Is Dead at 73

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/arts/music/millie-small-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Steven Kurutz

Date: May 8, 2020

description: Her 1964 smash hit was a breakthrough for Jamaican music. But she later became “one of the most elusive performers in pop history.”

title: Millie Small, ‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer, Is Dead at 73 - The New York Times

Title: Myles Coker, 69, Dies; Freed From a Life Term in Prison

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/nyregion/myles-coker-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Sam Roberts

description: A sentencing rule change, a spotless prison record and his standing as a “true father” to his sons led to his release after 23 years behind bars for selling heroin.

title: Myles Coker, 69, Dies; Freed From a Life Term in Prison - The New York Times

Title: Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force’s Troubled History

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/glynn-county-police-ahmaud-arbery.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Bruce C.T. Wright

Date: May 8, 2020

description: The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery has renewed criticism of the police agency that released the two suspects. They were charged by the state months later.

title: Georgia Killing Puts Spotlight on a Police Force’s Troubled History - The New York Times

Title: Little Richard, Flamboyant Wild Man of Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 87

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/arts/music/little-richard-dead.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Tim Weiner

Date: May 9, 2020, June 8, 2020

description: Delving deeply into the wellsprings of gospel music and the blues, and screaming as if for his very life, he created something new, thrilling and dangerous.

title: Little Richard, Flamboyant Wild Man of Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 87 - The New York Times

Title: Jimmy Glenn, Ex-Boxer Whose Times Square Bar Endures, Dies at 89

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/nyregion/jimmy-glenn-dead-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Richard Sandomir

Date: May 9, 2020, May 11, 2020

description: A fighter, trainer, cutman and manager, he once owned both a bar and a gym. Only the bar survives. He died of coronavirus complications.

title: Jimmy Glenn, Ex-Boxer Whose Times Square Bar Endures, Dies at 89 - The New York Times

Title: These Are the Things That New Yorkers Achingly Miss

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/nyregion/new-yorkers-missing-nyc-coronavirus.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Michael Wilson

Date: May 9, 2020

description: The crowds, the big-ticket blockbusters that were a subway ride away, “just everything”: What’s gone has transformed the city.

title: What New Yorkers Miss: The Met, Subways, Crowds, ‘Just Everything’ - The New York Times

Title: A Brooklyn Hospital Mourns the Doctor Who Was ‘Our Jay-Z’

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/nyregion/doctor-dies-coronavirus-james-mahoney.html

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Michael Schwirtz

Date: May 18, 2020

description: Dr. James A. Mahoney, who had spent his whole career at a poorly financed public hospital, went to extraordinary lengths to help patients.

title: A Brooklyn Hospital Mourns the Doctor Who Was ‘Our Jay-Z’ - The New York Times

Title: Those We've Lost

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/obituaries/people-died-coronavirus-obituaries.html

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: The New York Times

Date: April 16, 2020

description: The coronavirus pandemic has taken an incalculable death toll. This series is designed to put names and faces to the numbers.

title: Those We’ve Lost - The New York Times

Title: Brooklyn Grieves For Dr. Roy Hastick – Our Time Press

URL: https://www.ourtimepress.com/brooklyn-grieves-for-dr-roy-hastick/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Ariama Long

Date: April 16, 2020

description: Brooklyn Grieves For Dr. Roy Hastick

title: Brooklyn Grieves For Dr. Roy Hastick – Our Time Press

Title: Beloved Harlem pastor dies of coronavirus

URL: https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/beloved-harlem-pastor-dies-of-virus-related-issues/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Ayana Perry

Date: March 26, 2020

description: HARLEM — The longtime pastor of Harlem’s Macedonia Baptist Church, Reverend Isaac Graham, passed away Sunday after a short but intense battle with coronavirus. “His last words to me were, ‘I love you,’” his widow Cheryl Graham revealed in an interview with PIX11 News. Their goodbye was not in person. “I was quarantined away from […]

title: Beloved Harlem pastor dies of coronavirus | PIX11

Title: Remembering Cheryl A. Wall, a Champion of Black Women Writers

URL: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/remembering-cheryl-wall-champion-black-women-writers/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Robin Lally

Date: April 6, 2020

description:

title: Remembering Cheryl A. Wall, a Champion of Black Women Writers | Rutgers University

Title: UK rail worker dies of coronavirus after being spat at while on duty

URL: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/12/uk-rail-worker-dies-coronavirus-spat-belly-mujinga/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Matther Weaver and Vikram Dodd

Date: May 12, 2020

description: Family of Belly Mujinga, a ticket officer in London, voice concerns over lack of PPE

title: UK rail worker dies of coronavirus after being spat at while on duty | Rail transport | The Guardian

Title: COVID-19's Impact on the Black Community: Remembering Those Who Have Lost Their Lives [Updating]

URL: https://www.theroot.com/covid-19s-impact-on-the-black-community-remembering-th-1842491867/

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Subject: COVID-19 (Disease)

Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: The Root Staff

Date: March 25, 2020

description: The coronavirus has—and will continue to—affect people from all walks of life, at every age, background and socioeconomic status. As COVID-19 spreads across the country, we at The Root are committed to chronicling its impact on the black community. We will continue to write stories of noted individuals who’ve lost…

title: COVID-19's Impact on the Black Community: High School Principal, Detroit Leader Among Those Who Have Lost Their Lives

Title: Legendary Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. Dead at 85

URL: https://www.theroot.com/legendary-jazz-pianist-ellis-marsalis-jr-dead-at-85-1842643131/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Jay Conner

Date: April 2, 2020

description: Ellis Marsalis Jr., legendary jazz musician, educator and patriarch of the Marsalis family, has died at the age of 85.

title: Legendary Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. Dead at 85

Title: R.I.P. 44-Year-Old New Orleans Bounce Deejay Black N Mild Dies After Coronavirus Diagnosis

URL: https://www.theroot.com/r-i-p-44-year-old-new-orleans-bounce-deejay-black-n-mi-1842439342/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Brooklyn Baldwin

Date: March 21, 2020

description: New Orleans-born Bounce luminary DJ Black N Mind has reportedly passed away as a result of the coronavirus at the age of 44.

title: Bounce DJ Black N Mild Dies At 44 Amid Coronavirus Diagnosis

Title: Rep. Maxine Waters' Sister Dies From COVID-19

URL: https://www.theroot.com/rep-maxine-waters-sister-dies-from-covid-19-1843396652/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Joe Jurado

Date: May 11, 2020

description: The past couple months have been an unprecedented time for the country as we grapple with the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19. Sadly, the devastating toll of the virus has hit close to home for Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).

title: Rep. Maxine Waters' Sister Has Died From COVID-19

Title: Most people dying from Covid-19 are old. Don’t treat them just as statistics.

URL: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/4/22/21228680/coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-old-elderly-people/

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Group: Obituaries & Memorials

Creator: Maryellen Stewart

Date: April 22, 2020

description: My grandfather’s time was not up. His death should be treated as the tragedy it is.

title: Most Covid-19 deaths are older people. They shouldn’t be treated as statistics. - Vox

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