Helen Louise Williams, singer and actress Vanessa Williams’ mother, has died at the age of 85. According to an obituary obtained by People, the music teacher “passed away peacefully” in London on December 28th. The family explained in the obituary that Helen had travelled overseas to watch her daughter Vanessa play fashion editor Miranda Priestly…
Former President Jimmy Carter, who redefined the post-presidency through humanitarian efforts, passed away on Sunday at 100. Carter, the longest-living U.S. president, entered hospice care in February 2023 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter’s single presidential term (1977–1981) was marked by significant achievements, including the Camp David Accords, which forged peace between Egypt and…
December 11: Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. Giovanni, subject of the prize-winning…
