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[col. writ. 5/4/13] © ’13 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 In the street, he was known as ‘Cat’ – a young man living in the hustling life.
That’s all he knew.
But Dec. 15, 1995 changed his life.
His life became one no longer in his control, for several months thereafter he and another man were charged with killing Tarajai Williams, in an alleyway next door to a bar in Harrisburg’s Hill […]

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[col. writ. 5/1/13] © ’13 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 With a voice that seemed equal parts grit and sand, Richie Havens was an original. Although known to the industry (and DJs) as a folk singer, anyone who listened to him, both that magical voice and his frenetic guitar playing, know instantly that he was much, much more.
To most fans, his performance at the famous 1969 upstate New York […]

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