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HUFFPOST - Aviation Pioneer Wally Funk, Oldest Woman To Travel Into Space, Dies At 87 Thu Jul 9 23:52:35 2026

Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s. But she only made it to space in 2021 aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket.

Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s. But she only made it to space in 2021 aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket.Open

NPR (The Associated Press) - Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor Wed May 13 00:37:38 2026

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.Open

ABCNEWS - Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor Tue May 12 23:07:05 2026

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday

ABCNEWS - Ted Turner, cable television pioneer and CNN founder, dies at 87 Wed May 6 14:26:43 2026

Turner founded CNN, the pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized TV news.

ABCNEWS - Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68 Fri Apr 10 09:33:54 2026

Afrika Bambaataa, a hip-hop pioneer, has died of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania at age 68, according to his lawyer

NPR (The Associated Press) - Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68 Fri Apr 10 08:02:51 2026

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer.

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer.Open

NYTIMES (Hannah Ziegler) - Afrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead Thu Apr 9 23:50:28 2026

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

NYTIMES (Campbell Robertson) - Long Before ‘The Pitt,’ There Was the Freedom House Fri Feb 20 11:02:02 2026

Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh, a pioneer in emergency care, was largely forgotten. Now, members of Congress want to honor it.