R&B Singer

Feb 27 2013

Street is the second former group member to die this month

Former Temptations member Richard Street has died, his widow told CNN Entertainment on Wednesday.

The 70-year-old soul and R&B singer died early Wednesday at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las Vegas, Cindy Street said.

Richard Street experienced back pain and breathing difficulties Friday. When he went to a hospital, doctors found he had a clot in a lung, she said.

“He was really fighting for his life,” she said. “He’s a fighter.”

Norman Richmond  |   OW Contributor
Dec 6 2012

Hailed one of the greatest R&B crooners, his early death is still being lamented

It may be that no one who is willing to talk knows the true circumstances of the death of R&B singer Jesse Belvin nearly 53 years ago, but the suspicion abounds that he and his wife were murdered.
Had he lived, Belvin would turn 80 on Dec. 15.

What is known is that Belvin, his wife JoAnn and their driver were involved in a horrific head-on collision in Hope, Ark., on Feb. 6, 1960, about four hours after the singer completed a concert in Little Rock, the state capital.

Oct 24 2012

Posted $25,000 bail

TARZANA, Calif.—Singer Bobby Brown was arrested in Tarzana today on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, his second such arrest in the San Fernando Valley this year.

Brown was arrested around 1 a.m. after an officer observed his Acura sedan being driven erratically in the area of Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue, according to Sgt. Duane Aikins of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Topanga Station.

He posted $25,000 bail and was released from a Van Nuys jail at 3:55 a.m., police said.

Feb 14 2011

Long time battle

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—R&B singer El DeBarge, who has battled drug problems for years, announced today that he has checked into a rehabilitation center.

"I hate to disappoint my fans but it is necessary for me to take the time to work on me so that I may continue to share my music and my story with everyone,'' DeBarge, 49, said. "I thank everyone in advance for their prayers and well wishes and hope that you will respect my privacy during this time."

Dec 27 2010

"Lovergirl"

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—R&B singer Teena Marie died Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, according to the coroner's office. She was 54 years old.

The songstress, born Marie Christine Brockert, was found in her home by her daughter, CNN's Roland Martin reported on Twitter, citing her manager, Mike Gardner.

According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, a Mary Brockert was reported dead at 3:30 p.m.

Her representative, Lynn Jeter, told TMZ the singer died in her sleep overnight at her Pasadena home.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.