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Born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1966, Michael Gerard Tyson is an all-time boxing great who, in his prime, struck fear in the heart of any opponent he squared off against. He compiled an impressive record of 50 wins, 5 losses and 1 disqualification for biting off an opponent’s ear…

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Ken Burns has been making films for more than thirty years. Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Burns has gone on to direct and to produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made.

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Around 9 PM on April 19, 1989, a 28 year-old, female jogger was brutally beaten, sexually assaulted and left for dead in a wooded area of Central Park located off the beaten path. Because she was an investment banker with an Ivy League pedigree, the NYPD felt the pressure to apprehend the perpetrators…

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Spiritual advisor Iyanla Vanzant’s show, “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” premiered with embattled rapper DMX, looking to change his life. During the session, the ever-troubled former hip-hop star blew up at both his son, Xavier, and Vanzant, prompting Vanzant to release an open letter to the rapper…

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Old school rapper Coolio is accused of getting really nasty. The “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper and recent “Wife Swap” participant is facing a misdemeanor charge of battery constituting domestic violence after being arrested earlier this month for allegedly beating on his girlfriend…

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Written by his current wife Kiki Tyson and directed by Academy Award nominee Spike Lee, “Undisputed Truth” tells the story of Tyson’s early life, boxing career, struggle with crime and finally his recovery. Unlike the melancholy Tyson seen in his 2008 documentary “Tyson,” “Undisputed Truth” reveals…

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Every performer has a special routine before hitting the stage. For the last few months, you may have found Deborah Cox singing into a computer. Cox was on a 25-week national tour with “Jekyll & Hyde,” which meant being apart from her husband and three young children back in Florida.

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Acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert was praised on Monday as a consummate Chicago newsman, a champion of storytellers and a visionary who understood the power of social media to spread the word about everything from good movies to his battle with the cancer that ended his life.

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From its formation in the late 19th Century until well into the 1940s, Major League Baseball operated in accordance with an unwritten rule that the sport was to remain strictly segregated. The tacit understanding among the owners stipulated that no blacks were to be signed by any clubs…

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BBC America and Cineflix Studios announced today that Alfre Woodard and Eamonn Walker will guest-star in the second season of “Copper,” BBC America’s highest-rated original drama set in 1860s New York City. Alfre Woodard joins the cast as Hattie Lemaster, a former slave who…

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