Milestones Nov. 30, 1998

DIED. GALINA STAROVOITOVA, 52, outspoken Russian reformist and potential presidential candidate; gunned down outside her apartment; in St. Petersburg.

DIED. KWAME TURE, 57, American revolutionary once known as Stokely Carmichael; of prostate cancer; in Conakry, Guinea. He popularized the term "black power" and redefined the civil rights movement. In 1969 he moved to Guinea, severing ties with the Black Panthers, whom he deemed insufficiently militant (see Eulogy).

DIED. ESTHER ROLLE, 78, pioneering black actress who spoke out against racial stereotyping; in Los Angeles. Best known for her role as Florida Evans in the series Good Times, Rolle left the show for...

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