National News Study: White Voters More Likely to Support Voter ID Laws When Shown Images of Blacks Voting Study: White Voters More Likely to Support Voter ID Laws When Shown Images of Blacks Voting Introducing the New NAACP Nat. Pres. Introducing the New NAACP Nat. Pres. Fed. Courts Address Voter Disenfranchisement Fed. Courts Address Voter Disenfranchisement Washington D.C. NEWS ‘Let’s Move’ Expo Encourages D.C. Students and Parents to Eat and Live Healthier ‘Let’s Move’ Expo Encourages D.C. Students and Parents to Eat and Live Healthier Carpenter, the Youngest Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Carpenter, the Youngest Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Asbury UM Church to Fight Streetcar Line Asbury UM Church to Fight Streetcar Line Baltimore News Baltimore’s PRAISE School Strives for Academic Excellence, Cultural Awareness in Minority Youth Baltimore’s PRAISE School Strives for Academic Excellence, Cultural Awareness in Minority Youth Md. Court: Police Internal Investigations are Subject to Public Scrutiny Md. Court: Police Internal Investigations are Subject to Public Scrutiny “Honoring our Sheroes: Those Who Have Served and Are Serving” “Honoring our Sheroes: Those Who Have Served and Are Serving” Prince Georges County News Greenbelts Pumpkin Walk Festival - Putting our Community into the Community Forest Greenbelt’s Pumpkin Walk Festival – Putting our Community into the Community Forest North Brentwood African American Museum Blesses Site for New Facility North Brentwood African American Museum Blesses Site for New Facility Rep. Donna Edwards Hosts College and Career Fair Rep. Donna Edwards Hosts College and Career Fair Search Health Whole Foods Unveils New Ranking System for Produce Whole Foods Unveils New Ranking System for Produce Dallas Nurses Cite Sloppy Conditions in Ebola Care Dallas Nurses Cite Sloppy Conditions in Ebola Care Texas Dept.: Another Person Tests Positive for Ebola Texas Dept.: Another Person Tests Positive for Ebola Boxer Leon Spinks in Critical Condition by: Courtney Jacobs AFRO Staff Writer / Boxer Leon Spinks. Oct 16, 2014 After 18 years in the ring, boxer Leon Spinks is fighting for his life. Spinks was reportedly hospitalized for emergency abdominal surgery at a Las Vegas medical facility, and is in critical his condition due to complications, according to TMZ. Spinks is known for the one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, beating Muhammad Ali in 1978. Singer Tony Orlando, a close friend of Spinks, has asked the public to pray for his friend as he is “facing the greatest fight of his life,” according to NewsOne. Spinks’ ex-wife Betty, to whom he was married to for 16 years, claims that Spinks gave her full control over his medical decisions, although they divorced a decade ago in 2004, according to TMZ. As part of their divorce, Leon made an agreement with Betty entrusting her to make medical decisions on his behalf. Betty reportedly feels that if his health condition declines, she should be the one to call the shots over Spinks’ current wife Brenda, the gossip website reported. But Brenda said he’s on the road to recovery, according to TMZ. Spinks had a final boxing record of 26-14-3.
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