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One of California’s first black doctors still going strong at 93 years old
Dr. James Hutchinson has been practicing medicine for more than 60 years
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How LeBron James is making good on World Series bet he lost to Dwyane Wade
The Cavs star will be Mr. Cub for a little while
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Charles Barkley is donating $2 million to two HBCUs
Alabama A&M and Clark Atlanta will benefit from the NBA great’s benevolence
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From music promoter to AIDS survivor and crusader, Maria Davis is a living testimony
For more than two decades, she’s loved herself and others through adversity
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BET founder announces launch of new video platform
Check out Urban Movie Channel — Robert Johnson’s new subscription streaming service
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Dorothy Height gets her own postage stamp
She’s the 15th woman in the Black Heritage stamp collection
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LSU grad becomes first female to receive Rawlings Gold Glove
A.J. Andrews says being a first is not intimidating at all
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Son of Knicks star Derrick Rose inspires new children’s book
Authors shed light on the positive side of Chicago’s culture in ‘PJ’s Shy-Town’
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Books before basketball: Kenyon Martin schools his son on the importance of academics
The former NBA star gives his son a hard lesson off the court