LOS ANGELES (AP) — Art Laboe, the pioneering DJ credited with helping end segregation in Southern California, has died. He was 97.
Laboe died Friday night after catching pneumonia, said Joanna Morones, a spokesperson for Laboe’s production company, Dart Entertainment.
Laboe’s last show was produced last week and broadcast Sunday night.
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