R.I.P. Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013)

Los Angeles (CNN) — Tom Laughlin, the actor who wrote and starred in the “Billy Jack” films of the 1970s, died Thursday, his family confirmed Sunday. He was 82. Laughlin’s Billy Jack character was a heroic Native American ex-Army Green Beret who used his karate skills to fight racism and oppression. The second of the […]

R.I.P. Nelson Mandela (1918- Dec. 5th, 2013)

Nelson Mandela  (July 18, 1918 – Dec. 5th, 2013) Biography Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. His father died when he was a child and the […]

R.I.P. Paul Walker (Sep. 12, 1973 – Nov. 30, 2013)

Walker, the son of Cheryl (née Crabtree), a fashion model, and Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor and a fighter who was a two-time Golden Gloves champion, was born in Glendale, California. He was of Irish, English and German descent. His paternal grandfather was professional boxer “Irish Billy Walker”.One of his grandfathers raced factory […]