Bill Pinkney, the first African American to sail the world solo, died unexpectedly Thursday in Atlanta while filming an upcoming National Geographic documentary about the Atlantic slave trade. He was 87.
In a video posted to Facebook, Ina Pinkney — his ex-wife, with whom he remained close — said he had fallen down some stairs and later succumbed to his injuries, with wife Migdalia Pinkney at his side.
