Seven black celebrities we lost to AIDS

Mildred Europa Taylor December 01, 2019
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Howard Rollins

The American stage, film and television actor is best known for his role as Andrew Young in 1978’s King and George Haley in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. On December 8, 1996, Rollins died in New York City of complications from AIDS-related lymphoma. 

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: November 29, 2019

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