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15 Famous Black People Who Passed Away in 2014

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Juanita Moore

The former actress was 99 years old when she passed on Jan. 1 at her home. Moore received a best supporting actress Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1959 film Imitation of Life, in which she played opposite Lana Turner in a story about two single mothers, one Black and one white. It was only the fifth time an African-American performer had been nominated for an Oscar, according to The New York Times.

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Comer Cottrell

The Black hair care entrepreneur, who brought the Curly Kit into the homes of Blacks trying to get a Jheri curl, died Oct. 3 at the age of 82.

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