Here we’ve highlighted a few notable figures who left this world—but not our hearts—in 2021.
Colin Powell
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Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience
A scholar explores how the former secretary of state, who died at 84, dealt with what W.E.B. DuBois described as the ‘double-consciousness’ of being Black and American.
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Colin Powell, first Black U.S. secretary of state, passes at age 84
Colin Powell has died from complications from COVID-19, his family members have confirmed. He was 84.