Rest In Power: Notable Black Folks Who We’ve Lost In 2024

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UPDATED: 3:45 a.m. ET., September 9th, 2024

A s we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.

James Earl Jones , the award-winning actor, known for his role as the voice Star Wars villain Darth Vader and many other films has died.

An EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner, Jones earned four Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Play, winning twice for his performances as Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope in 1969 and as Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s Fences in 1987. Other famous roles from Jones include the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King and King Jaffe Joffer in Coming to America.

Jones was 93 years old.

Learn more below about who in our culture has passed away so far this year in 2024 Below

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