Du Bois Avant was born August 3, 1971. Jackie Avant served as president of the Neighbors of Watts, the support group for the South Central Community Child Care Center in 1975, entertainment chairman of the NOW benefit auction and dinner dance, and chairwoman of NOW membership in 1974. She was also on the board of directors of the International Student Center at UCLA. She was shot and killed on December 1, 2021, at age 81, during a home invasion at the couple's residence in Beverly Hills, California. References External links Music Industry Veteran Clarence Avant on Working with Bill Withers 1931 births Living people People from Guilford County, North Carolina African-American record producers American film producers American music industry executives Record producers from North Carolina Motown People from Greensboro, North Carolina 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people