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Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale, Inspiration For ‘The Wire’, Dead At 54

A Baltimore drug kingpin who inspired characters on HBO’s classic series The Wire has died in federal prison in North Carolina. Baltimore Health Department spokesman Sean Naron confirmed on Tuesday that 54-year-old Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale died in a medical prison in Butner. Barksdale ran a heroin business in Baltimore in the 1980, and served 15

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Beyhive Chronicles: A U.S. Navy Vet Creates GoFundMe Page To See Beyonce’s ‘Formation’ Tour

The things people do for Beyonce is almost insane (well no, it is insane actually). After recently announcing her upcoming Formation Tour, the Beyhive has been buzzing with utter excitement. A U.S. Army Veteran named Rover Bentley is in fact so pressed to see Bey in concert that he launched a Go Fund Me page

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Greensboro Sit-In February 1, 1960

On February 1, 1960, four African-American students of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat at a white-only lunch counter inside a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth’s store. While sit-ins had been held elsewhere in the United States, the Greensboro sit-in catalyzed a wave of nonviolent protest against private-sector segregation in the United States. The

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Garnett Says Steph Curry Is Like Jordan “A Whole Other Thing”

Let’s be clear here. Kevin Garnett is from Chicago and grew up there during Jordan’s best years in the league. He is in no way comparing MJ to someone like Steph Curry but the fact we are at a point where they are being mentioned together is just beyond crazy to me. @IamJoeSports I get

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