In memory of Black History Month, we bring attention to some African American celebrities and public figures we have lost to colon cancer.

Chadwick Boseman
American actor
Age 43
(1976-2020)
Image from Richmond Free Press

Natalie Desselle-Reid
American actor
Age 53
(1967-2020)
Image from IMDb

Donald M Payne
Former United States Representative
Age 77
(1934-2012)

Sherman Pendergarst
MMA fighter
Age 46
(1967-2012)
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Robert Searcy
Member of the Tuskegee Airmen
Age 88
(1921-2009)
Image from the LA Times

Eartha Kitt
American singer, actress, dancer, comedian, activist, author, and songwriter
Age 81
(1927-2008)
Image from Biography

Juanita Millender-McDonald
Former United States Representative
Age 68
(1938-2007)

Willie Tee (Wilson Turbinton)
American musician, sing, and songwriter
Age 63
(1944-2007)
Image from YouTube

Willie Kent
American Chicago blues singer, bassist, and songwriter
Age 70
(1936-2006)
Image from Earwig Music

James Forman
Prominent African American leader in the civil rights movement
Age 76
(1928-2005)
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Sam D Mills Jr.
American football linebacker
Age 45
(1959-2005)
Image from New Orleans Saints

Webster Anderson
United States Army soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Age 70
(1933-2003)
Image from Congressional medal of Honor Society

Eddie J. Johnson
American football linebacker
Age 43
(1959-2003)
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Too Poetic (Anthony Ian Berkeley)
Trinidadian-born American rapper and producer
Age 36
(1964-2001)
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Malcolm Marshall
Barbadian cricketer
Age 41
(1958-1999)
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Jimmy Rogers
American Chicago blues singer
Age 73
(1924-1997)
Image from Discogs

Toni Cade Bambara
American author
Age 56
(1939-1995)
Image from Georgia Writers Hall of Fame

Cleavon Little
American actor
Age 53
(1939-1992)
Image from IMDb