LOS ANGELES — Tanya Kersey, who founded the Hollywood Black Film Festival, has died, her family announced on social media this week. She was 61.
On Tuesday, Kersey's sister, Lisa M. Kersey, confirmed her death on Facebook. The post said the entrepreneur died Monday after years of "battling multiple health issues."
"It is with great sadness that I post the passing of my beautiful sister, Tanya Monique Kersey. My sister passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones yesterday evening," Lisa Kersey wrote. "Although we will miss her dearly, we find solace in that she is no longer in in pain."
