[{"selector":"#anim-5b837e3f-e05f-4f38-afa0-af39c645685c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-89.41909%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0af23bf3-4d0f-4b98-b9d6-d63878807cec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b7469a9-76cc-4fed-8cca-8902c0074930","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57a596a6-6d4c-4db1-a44c-243faa36d8ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-218299c0-7110-4860-be79-4650fa252903","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.72207%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7a3d482-df56-440b-955e-187c6e2b5cdc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f439e829-0ab1-4200-a72e-bf58c51c7155","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(143.80532%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Shonka Dukureh AKA Big Mama Thornton from Elvis passes away at 44 Image Source - Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-c952d845-2a79-4b37-b62a-9f096777d1de","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4457f3de-6c4e-4fb7-a80f-604a0e632d4b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(144.24778%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c579ded-96a1-4a92-bfdd-8445332855dc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-85.06224%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a93f48c-27b1-428e-a562-3a5de4c013d4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c44e5ba-05cc-4f07-ab85-c2728ee96219","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4bd3a3fe-117c-4ca9-b760-5b5094b41631","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-107536d3-9f31-4bea-aba6-93279f7988d4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(107.90190%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source - Instagram In a sad round of news, singer and actor Shonka Dukureh passes away at her Nashville apartment on Thursday, July 21.

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[{"selector":"#anim-bbc5b31d-041f-41e3-84f6-ebbe3223d23c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-86.8472%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef14be6a-4a95-4f39-8693-47be261f6e7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2caf0f52-b0c7-4e16-87ee-c379b1040ee6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cbf02260-28e8-4548-a11d-68308cf1b638","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c9912be-7dae-4947-85ea-1deae1092e0c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(103.08483%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8ea2ecd-73f2-4253-af44-cd07e9b9bba3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b702338b-4358-49ce-b233-68fc8755715b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(131.04841%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Shonka Dukureh was 44 when she passed away at her Nashville house. According to a tweet from the Metro Nashville Police Department, Image Source - Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-02bdc449-00a0-4cec-8998-973a489cdd8c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-92.85714%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-41f8ec2c-4c83-441b-80c4-6119417a4827","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df8da24f-ecbb-4a85-963c-8662f8d0dfec","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9f0704a-43b9-45ca-846a-86cb09cc9e0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6ef028f-047e-4ccd-97e6-01821781cf0b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(102.87206%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f3cad47-eb34-4f67-be0a-5729dbc90673","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8d0fed8-f47c-4874-9711-de3c2f14642d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(143.80532%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The actor and singer, recently shared the stage at Coachella this year with Doja Cat. She had a theatre degree from Fisk University and an education degree from Trevecca Nazarene. Image Source - Instagram

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