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Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File)

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits.
 
French street artist Shuck One tears up archive images as he prepares a mural for the exhibition "Paris Noir", at the Centre Pompidou Museum, in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris

 
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) walks off the court after the Fever were eliminated by the Connecticut Sun in an WNBA basketball playoff game, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Man accused of stalking Caitlin Clark proclaims himself ‘guilty as charged’ in 1st court appearance

 
FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

‘The Princess of Black Poetry,’ Nikki Giovanni, has died at 81

 
In this combination photo, Pharrell Williams attends the world premiere of "The Black Godfather" in Los Angeles on June 3, 2019, left, and Jay-Z makes an announces the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation in New York on July 23, 2019. Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled “Entrepreneur." The track will be released Friday. (AP Photo)

Jay-Z, Pharrell to release new song about Black ambition

 

French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris

French street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas in an art installation. The artwork is being produced for an exhibition starting next month at the Pompidou Center in Paris. (AP video shot by Nicolas Garriga)
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Indiana judge declares mistrial in case of Black man’s death

 

Women’s Hall of Fame inducts Sotomayor, Fonda, Allred

 
This undated photo provided by the National Women's Hall of Fame shows cartoonist Rose O'Neill, who is among the 10 members of the National Women's Hall of Fame Class of 2019, that was announced Friday, March 8, 2019, in New York City. O'Neill, who died in 1944, is the country's first published female cartoonist. She is the creator of the cherubic comic strip characters, Kewpies, and the popular Kewpie dolls. O'Neill used her fame as a cartoonist in the early 1900s to campaign for women's right to vote. (Courtesy of National Women's Hall of Fame Class via AP)

National Women’s Hall of Fame announces Class of 2019

 
FILE- In this Feb. 19, 2015, file photo Angela Davis, author, educator and iconic civil rights activist, speaks during her visit to the University of Michigan-Flint, in Flint, Mich. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama announced Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, that it has rescinded its decision to honor Davis following unspecified complaints. Davis is a Birmingham native who has spent decades fighting for civil rights. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)

Alabama civil rights institute rescinds Angela Davis honor

 

Funeral set for family who died in NW Ind. house