First, it was Bernie Mac, dead of pneumonia.
Then, Isaac Hayes, dead of treadmilling.
Who will complete the trilogy of dead African American celebs? I asked my colleagues:
"Morgan Freeman was supposed to be the first one, but somehow escaped the grim reaper in his car crash."
"Samuel L. Jackson, he was working on a project with Hayes and Mac."
But the best answer:
This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2008.
