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NOT ALL HEROES WEAR A CAPE!

Western Bureau: When 20-year-old Wayne Lawrence became unresponsive after falling and hitting his head during an Arise Basketball League at the Montego Bay Cricket Club on Sunday, many onlookers broke down in tears because they thought he had died...

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Birthday of William Felton Russell, better known as Bill Russel, he was player-coach of the Boston Celtics basketball team in 1968 and 1969. Russell was born in Monroe, Louisiana.

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Gregory McMichael would tell investigators Arbery resembled a man behind what he described as a string of neighborhood

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Born: 2/17/1963 Brooklyn, New YorkMichael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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Osborne Earl Smith, better known as Ozzie Smith, is a retired professional baseball player who played for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. He was born on December 26, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama and was one of six children born to Clovi and Marvella Smith. Smith quotes his mother as being

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Bertram M. Lee and Peter C.B. Bynoe sign an agreement to purchase the National B

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Rickey Henderson

Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson is a retired professional baseball player who played for 9 Major League Baseball teams between 1979 and 2003. He was born on December 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. His father left the family when he was two years old and later died in a car accident. His mother

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Alabama basketball star, UAB freshman Jamari Smith, 18, drowns

18-year-old incoming University of Alabama at Birmingham freshman, Jamari Smith was swimming with friends, when he grew tired, went under and

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The King Reigns: 2K Sports Announces LeBron James as NBA® 2K14 Cover Athlete

2K Sports announced that 2013 NBA MVP, LeBron James, will make his video game cover debut on NBA® 2K14, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*. As one of the greatest athletes of this generation, James will lead 2K Sports’ groundbreaking NBA 2K

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Percy Romeo Miller Jr, or more commonly referred to as Lil’ Romeo, is a celebrated American personality. Born on August 19, 1989 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Miller is the son of Hip Hop star Master P. He is not only an outstanding singer and rapper, but has become a successful actor, basketball

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Eric Marlon Bishop, better known as Jamie Foxx is one of the many talented individuals the world has seen. He is an actor, singer-songwriter, musician and stand-up comedian. Foxx is a December baby and was born in Terrell, Texas. Within a short period of time, his parents’ marriage fell apart and

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Portrait of Black Chicago

The captions are John Whites own, written some time after he took his photographs. In some cases White used virtually the same caption for several

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Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C., the son of Richard and Nora Drew and eldest of five children. Charles was one of those rare individuals who seemed to excel at everything he did and on every level and would go on to become of pioneer in the field of

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Jackie Robinson

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Leslie, Lisa Deshaun (1972- ) - Birthday

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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008

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The Last Poets, a collective of spoken word artists release their debut album. Their work is considered a predecessor to rap music as it is part of the Black Arts

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Charles Wade Barkley, 36, basketball player, born Leeds, AL, February 20, 1963

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Feb

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1963

ESPN concludes Jordan’s 10-part mini series “The Last Dance” | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Taye Diggs was born on January 2, 1971 in Newark, New Jersey. He is the oldest of five children born to Marcia and Andre Young. Diggs grew up in Rochester, New York where he attended Allendale Columbia School. He later transferred to School of the Arts. He also received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from

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1971

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Wilt Chamberlain

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