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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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