IN MEMORIAM: What an exciting and traumatic year 2008 has been. A historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of an African-American to the U.S. presidency. An economic meltdown not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
We also lost those who have made a significant impact to the academy as well as American culture.
Diverse takes a look at those who died this year and recalls the contributions they made to the national and global community.
From Stephanie Tubbs Jones to Odetta to Isaac Hayes, Diverse examines the contributions to the world at large by extraordinary Americans who were laid to rest in 2008.
