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Legendary Boxer “Macho” Camacho Clinically Brain Dead after Being Shot in the Face

Puerto Rico (AP) – Famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector “Macho” Camachois clinically brain dead, doctors said Thursday, though they said family members were disagreeing on whether to take him off life support. Dr. Ernesto Torres

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Former Vice Lords Chiefs Now Going a Round for the Kids

By: Rex W. Huppke Article Reprint    Sherryl Moore-Ollie looked out the metal-screened windows of Penn Elementary School’s main office and saw a man in the U-shaped building’s courtyard holding what appeared to be a beanbag.

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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Challenges George Lopez to Meeting after Lopez’s Tirade

By Jennifer Abbey Article Reprint      Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., responded to George Lopez’s profanity-filled tirade against him by telling the comedian to come meet with him. “Get some guts, come down here

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Hall of Famer Murray Settles Inside Trader Case

By Marcy Gordon Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) — Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate.    According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, he had some

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The Real Story of Thanksgiving

Most of us associate the holiday with happy Pilgrims and Indians sitting down to a big feast.  And that did happen – once. The story began in 1614 when a band of English explorers sailed

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Arm Yourself with Knowledge: Learn How to Spot Processed Junk-Meat

by Shane Roberts Article Reprint    Collectively, blacks have always had to cultivate an imagination in order to do the most with the least, especially when it comes to food. Chitterlings, pig feet, cow tongue and

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Women Can’t Handle the Truth

By: Vaughn Streetz Article Reprint      Before any of you ask, yes I’m mad. I was initially going to write a completely different post today, but reading Slim’s post yesterday on rejection, and the ensuing comments,

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