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		<title>Legendary Singer Etta James Passes Away At 73</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legendary blues/R&#38;B singer Etta James has passed on, following a long battle with leukemia. She was 73. According to CNN, James passed away recently from complications from leukemia at a Riverside, California hospital ... with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side. She was diagnosed with the disease in 2010, and also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy D&#039;s Cause Of Death Revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/27/heavy-ds-cause-of-death-revealed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been nearly two months since Heavy D shocked the music community with his passing. Further details have been revealed about the late rapper's death. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office revealed that Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis. The rapper passed away on November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death Of Slim Dunkin Began With Altercation Over A Piece Of Candy</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/21/death-of-slim-dunkin-began-with-altercation-over-a-piece-of-candy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More details in the shooting death of emerging Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin has surfaced. Apparently, the whole incident, which led to his death, stemmed from an argument ... over candy. According to WSBTV, the 24-year-old rapper (real name: Mario Hamilton) grabbed some candy from another man, the two got into an argument, which then escalated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brick Squad Affiliate Slim Dunkin Fatally Shot In Atlanta</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/17/brick-squad-affiliate-slim-dunkin-fatally-shot-in-atlanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slim Dunkin, an artist on Waka Flocka's Bricksquad Monopoly label, was shot and killed on Friday (December 16) while shooting a music video at an Atlanta recording studio. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 24-year-old rapper (real name: Mario Hamilton) was at an unnamed recording studio where a music video was being filmed when a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Of Conscious Daughters&#039; Special One Sets Up Memorial Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/14/family-of-conscious-daughters-special-one-sets-up-memorial-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven't heard by now, the hip-hop world lost another one over the weekend, when Special One (of the Oakland-based duo, Conscious Daughters) passed away. In a statement from her family, they say she passed away from "complications from a blood clot." However, further details and circumstances surrounding her death were still unknown at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conscious Daughters&#039; Special One Found Dead</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/12/conscious-daughters-special-one-found-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special One, the female rapper known as one-half of the Oakland-based duo Conscious Daughters, was found dead on Saturday (December 10). At press time, the cause of death was unknown. Her Conscious Daughters partner-in-crime, Carla "CMG" Green, reacted to the rapper's death on her Facebook page, writing: "Thank you to everyone for your prayers I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soul Singer Howard Tate Dies At 72</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/06/soul-singer-howard-tate-dies-at-72/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soul singer Howard Tate died last Friday (December 2) from complications of multiple myeloma and leukemia. He was 72 years old, reports Rolling Stone. In the 1960s-70s, Tate was a highly touted singer who boasts six top 40 R&#38;B hits and sang early version of "Get It While You Can," later covered by Janis Joplin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comedian Patrice O&#039;Neal Passes Away At 41</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/29/comedian-patrice-oneal-passes-away-at-41/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Tuesday morning (November 29), following a stroke he suffered in October. He was just 41 years old. According to TMZ, O'Neal passes away at 7am, due to "complications of the stroke he suffered on October 19," his rep said. "Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy D Tipped The Scales At 344 Pounds At Time Of Death</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/09/heavy-d-tipped-the-scales-at-344-pounds-at-time-of-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The untimely passing of hip-hop legend Heavy D shook up the music world on Tuesday (November 9) ... but, the once-platinum rap star was quite heavy at the time of his death. As part of detective's investigation into his death, they weighed the 44-year-old, and he was tipping the scales at 344 pounds at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rap Legend Heavy D Dies At 44</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/08/rap-legend-heavy-d-dies-at-44/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legendary 90s rapper, Heavy D, passed away Tuesday morning (November 8) in Los Angeles. He was just 44 years old. According to TMZ, the rapper (real name: Dwight Arrington Myers) was rushed to a Los Angeles area hospital at around noon, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. A 9-1-1 call was placed from his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxing Legend Joe Frazier Passes Away At 67</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/07/boxing-legend-joe-frazier-passes-away-at-67/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boxing legend Smokin' Joe Frazier, best known for his battles with Muhammad Ali, died on Monday (November 6) at the age 67, said reports. Apparently Frazier had been diagnosed with liver cancer a month prior, and died in Philadelphia after a brief battle with the disease. Beyond his death, he will be forever linked to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bricksquad Affiliate, RoseMo700, Murdered In Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/04/bricksquad-affiliate-rosemo700-murdered-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RoseMo700, an affiliate of Waka Flocka's Brick Squad Monopoly, was gunned down in Los Angeles on Thursday (November 3) while on his way home. According to the L.A.Times, The 26-year-old (real name: Jomo Adoula Zambia) was driving a red BMW in Inglewood around 2:30 pm, shortly after dropping his girlfriend off at work, when it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raiders Owner Al Davis Dies At 82</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/08/raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-at-82/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis -- whose motto for the team was "just win, baby" -- passed away on Saturday (October 8). He was 82. According to reports, the NFL Hall of Famer died at his home in Oakland. However, the cause of death was unknown at press time. "The Oakland Raiders are deeply saddened by the passing of Al Davis," the team said in a statement. "Al Davis was unique, a maverick, a giant among giants, a true legend among legends, the brightest star among stars, a hero, a mentor, a friend." Davis' history in professional football runs deep...]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies At 56 -- Celebrities, Politicans &amp; Rappers React</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/06/apple-founder-steve-job-dies-at-56-celebrities-politicans-rappers-react/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/06/apple-founder-steve-job-dies-at-56-celebrities-politicans-rappers-react/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple founder, Steve Jobs, passed away on Wednesday (October 5) at the age of 56, succumbing to pancreatic cancer. The company announced his death this week. However, did not give any specific cause. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," the company said in a brief statement. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve." Jobs had been diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer...]]></description>
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		<title>Singer/Sugar Hill Records Founder, Sylvia Robinson, Passes Away</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/29/singersugar-hill-records-founder-sylvia-robinson-passes-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson, best known as the founder of Sugar Hill Records, passed away early Thursday morning (September 29) from congestive heart failure, said reports. She was 75 years old. The singer, music producer, and music executive passed away at Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus, New Jersey at 6:28 a.m. EST. Before her death, Robinson was reportedly ill for five months. In 1979, the singer founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband Joe Robinson. Together, they were credited with pushing hip-hop's first track into the mainstream spotlight...]]></description>
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		<title>Retired NFL Player, Orlando Brown, Found Dead</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/23/retired-nfl-player-orlando-brown-found-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former NFL offensive tackle, Orlando "Zeus" Brown, was found dead Friday (September 23) at his Baltimore home. He was just 40 years old. At press time, the cause of death was unknown. According to ESPN, firefighters were called at around 11 a.m. Friday, because Brown was unresponsive at his home. However, the former Baltimore Raven was dead when firefighters arrived. Authorities said there were no signs of trauma or suspicious activity. Brown played in the NFL from 1993 to 2005, beginning with the Cleveland Browns from 1993-1995, before heading to Baltimore in 1996...]]></description>
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		<title>Former NBA Prospect, Javaris Crittenton, Wanted For Murder</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/27/former-nba-prospect-javaris-crittenton-wanted-for-murder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/27/former-nba-prospect-javaris-crittenton-wanted-for-murder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former NBA player, Javaris Crittenton, is a wanted man ... in connection with the shooting death of a 23-year-old mother last Friday (August 19) in Atlanta. According to the <i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i>, the 23-year-old basketball player fired gunshots from a black SUV last week, after spotting a person he believed robbed him months earlier. Instead, Jullian Jones, a mother of four, was struck in the hip and died after surgery. Police do not believe she was the intended target. Now, Crittenton faces a murder charge, and has been at large since the shooting...]]></description>
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		<title>Three Charged In Murder Of Aspiring New York Rapper Kampane</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/26/three-charged-in-murder-of-aspiring-new-york-rapper-kampane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/26/three-charged-in-murder-of-aspiring-new-york-rapper-kampane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three people have been charged in the slaying of aspiring New York rapper Kampane, whose dead body was found last week in an SUV parked in northern New Jersey. According to the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, 30-year-old Brooklyn man, Randy Manning, has been charged with the murder of the 33-year-old aspiring rapper (born Rhian H. Stoute). Bail has been set at $2 million for Manning, who is also being charged with burglary, arson, witness tampering, desecration of human remains, and a weapons offense...]]></description>
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		<title>Aspiring New York Rapper, Kampane, Found Dead In New Jersey</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/17/aspiring-new-york-rapper-kampane-found-dead-in-new-jersey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aspiring Brooklyn rapper, Kampane, was found dead Tuesday morning (August 17) in New Jersey. He was just 33 years old. According to the <i>New York Post</i>, the body of the rapper (real name: Rhian H. Stoute) was found in an SUV parked on a street in Paramus, New Jersey. His body was burned so severely, the identification was delayed.  Authorities believe Kampane's killing took place elsewhere. The rapper got his start in the late '90s, touring with his producer/cousin J-Runnah, who had connections with Roc-a-Fella Records...]]></description>
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		<title>New Orleans Rap Pioneer Dies At 39</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/27/new-orleans-rap-pioneer-dies-at-39/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another hip-hop artist has passed. New Orleans-based rapper Tim Smooth passed away on Tuesday (July 26) after a long battle with throat cancer. He was just 39 years old. The rapper (real name: Timothy Smoot) first burst onto the Louisiana hip-hop scene in the 1990s as a teen, before joining legendary southern label, Rap-A-Lot Records where he released the Too Cool-assisted <i>Straight Up Drivin' Em</i> album. Smooth went on to release four more album, his last being 2004's <i>The Invisable Man</i>...]]></description>
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		<title>Nicki Minaj&#039;s Cousin Gunned Down In Brooklyn</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/05/nicki-minajs-cousin-gunned-down-in-brooklyn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rap star Nicki Minaj's cousin was reportedly gunned down over Fourth of July weekend in Brooklyn ... and the shooter is still at large. According to the <i>New York Daily News</i>, Nicholas Telemaque had left the C-PAC nightclub early Monday ... and just blocks away from his home he was shot multiple times in the torso in East Flatbush at around 2:40 a.m. He died shortly after being taken to Kings County Hospital. He was just 27...]]></description>
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		<title>Thrasher Magazine Co-Founder Commits Suicide In Front Of SF Police Station</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/06/22/thrasher-magazine-co-founder-commits-suicide-in-front-of-sf-police-station/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man put a gun to his head and committed suicide in front of the Mission Police Station in San Francisco on Monday morning (June 20). Now, he's been identified as Eric Swenson, the co-founder of iconic skateboarding magazine <i>Thrasher</i>. He was 64 years old. According to the <i>San Francisco Examiner</i>, the incident took place at around 8:30 a.m. at local station, located at 17th and Valencia streets. He used a high-caliber handgun...]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Jackass&#039; Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Fatal Car Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/06/20/jackass-star-ryan-dunn-dies-in-fatal-car-crash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Jackass" star Ryan Dunn was killed in a fatal car crash earlier Monday morning (June 20) in West Chester, Penn., following a evening of drinking, said reports. According to TMZ.com, Dunn lost control of his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 during the early morning hours of Monday,  careening off the highway and through a metal guardrail, and sometime after burst into flames. By the time police found the wreckage, it was "fully engulfed in flames"...]]></description>
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		<title>Former NBA All-Star, Mike Mitchell, Dies At 55</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/06/09/former-nba-all-star-mike-mitchell-dies-at-55/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former NBA All-Star, Mike Mitchell, passed away on Thursday (June 9), follow a two-year battle with cancer, reports FoxSports.com. He was just 55 years old. Mitchell played 10 seasons during his career -- playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, before spending seven seasons with the San Antonio Spurs to close out his career, where he ranks sixth in franchise history with 9,799 points. He was drafted in the first round by Cleveland in 1978...]]></description>
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		<title>Former Black Panther, Geronimo Pratt, Dead At 63</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/06/03/former-black-panther-geronimo-pratt-dead-at-63/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Black Panther, Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, died Thursday (June 2) in Tanzania at 63 years old. While his former lawyer confirmed the news with CNN, he said he did not know the exact cause of death. Pratt -- who was wrongly imprisoned for 27 years on a murder conviction, which lawyer Stuart Hanlon helped overturn -- died in a small village in Tanzania where he lived with his wife and child. He was a former high ranking member of the Black Panther Party and was targeted by the FBI...]]></description>
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