THE HUB

Some performances simply refuse to leave you. Michael Wright gave us one of them. Wright, the veteran actor whose electrifying performance as Eddie King Jr. in The Five Heartbeats made him an unforgettable part of Black cinema, has died at the age of 70. His wife, Susan Wright, confirmed his passing in a heartfelt social media statement, remembering him not only as an extraordinary artist, but as a husband, father, grandfather, friend and deeply loved member of his family. A