As heartbroken as we are to lose those who mean so much to us, we know they’ve passed on to become one of the Elders and will now protect and take care of us. They are gone but never forgotten. We celebrate their legacies with this look at the Black celebs we’ve lost in 2024.
Maricet Espinosa Gonzalez, a Cuban judo wrestler, has died at the age of 34 after suffering complications and a heart attack from breast enhancement surgery.
Although the new year just started a couple of weeks ago, the number of notable Black people we’ve lost is already starting to stack up. From civil rights activists, and politicians to musicians and actresses. Here are the Black celebs we lost in 2024.