Betty Allen?

Yeah, I hadn’t heard of her either, but judging by this New York Times article, I should have:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/arts/music/25allen.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss

She was an opera singer, teacher and an Ohio native who went to Wilberforce University.

A force to be reckoned with, who deserves as much attention as the other superstars who shuffled off this mortal coil this past week.