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LAS VEGAS (AP) — He was the second man to beat Muhammad Ali, breaking Ali’s jaw and sending him to the hospital in their 1973 heavyweight fight. Ken Norton frustrated Ali three times in all, including their final bout at Yankee Stadium where he was sure he had beaten him once again. Norton, who died […]

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RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s personal secretary is selling a collection from the early civil rights movement, including handwritten notes by King and a page from his “I Have a Dream” speech, what the auction house calls an unprecedented historical trove. Maude Ballou worked as King’s secretary from 1955 to […]

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The UK Sun recently did an interview with Beyonce’s ex-boyfriend Lyndall Locke about their past relationship. Lyndall admits to cheating on her but says that they both agreed to take a break while he attended culinary school only for Beyonce to end up moving on with Jay-Z. He did go on to become a chef […]

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It’s the incredible, unbelievable news that the so-called  “bed intruder” Antoine Dodson dude has impregnated a WOMAN! Yes, the YouTube sensation has announced that he has gotten his “queen” pregnant and they are having a baby! Dodson tweeted: “I just became the happiest man alive!! My beautiful Queen and I are having a baby!!” Yes, […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee will receive the 20th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which carries a reward of $300,000. The Gish Prize Trust announced the selection Wednesday. Selection committee chairman Darren Walker said Lee was chosen “for his brilliance and unwavering courage in using film to challenge conventional thinking.” Lee said in […]

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Publishable Editors Notes: Donations can be sent to the Anna Angel Donation Fund, US Bank, 730 West Market St., Tiffin, Ohio 44883. TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Rappers The Game and Drake plan to donate $22,500 to help an Ohio woman pay for the funerals of her five children and boyfriend who died in a mobile […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — Earvin “Magic” Johnson is getting a little help from Chicago rapper Common for his newest off-court endeavor. The former NBA star launched his “Friends of Magic” initiative Wednesday. The idea is to help at-risk students, including dropouts, graduate from high school. Johnson, Common and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended the event at […]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A veteran Nevada boxing judge who drew widespread criticism after scoring a weekend title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez a draw is giving up her ringside job, at least temporarily. “I’m taking time away,” Cynthia C.J. Ross told The Associated Press on Wednesday in a brief telephone […]

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ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia girl abducted in a home invasion robbery was found alive on Wednesday after a massive search by multiple law enforcement agencies, and two suspects were in custody, police said. Ayvani Hope Perez had been taken from her home early Tuesday after authorities said robbers broke in, demanded money […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Aaron Alexis said Wednesday that she does not know why her son opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people, but she is glad he can no longer hurt anyone else. Cathleen Alexis read a brief statement Wednesday inside her New York home, her voice shaking. She […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday implored Senate colleagues to support a sweeping overhaul of federal sentencing guidelines, saying they disproportionately affect minorities and are reminiscent of Jim Crow laws. “There is no justice here,” said the libertarian and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate. “It is wrong and it needs to change.” […]

It’s a shame that the National Conference of Black Mayors is going broke – or at the very least falling on hard financial times. Two weeks ago, the board of directors of the National Conference of Black Mayors voted to fire its executive director, Vanessa Williams, who was accused of spending $623,000 for her personal […]