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SPECIAL BOSTON THROWBACK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HAKIM JAMAL

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Friday marks 55 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, and the complexities of his life and his death are increasingly being examined from different angles. A lesser-known but fascinating character in Malcolm X’s life is Hakim Jamal, his “cousin” who, like Malcolm X, transformed from a Roxbury hoodlum to an author and activist.

FIGHT NIGHT FEATURE: BOXING PUNKS

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Boston-based fighters promoted by Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey take the stage at House of Blues Saturday for a nationally televised card

SUMMER HOOPS SPECIAL: SEARCHING FOR STRO

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BNBL. Mike Mitchell, Woodley Auguste, Boston, basketball, hoops, Madison Park, sports, Mayor Collins, Mayor Flynn, street ball, King Gaskins, Stro Strothers, Roxbury Basketball Association, RBA, Rucker, Harlem, Baker League, Philadelphia, University of Oregon, Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop and Street Basketball, Onaje X.O. Woodbine

SPECIAL FEATURE: SOMERVILLE FIGHT NIGHT

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In October 1972, Muhammad Ali came to Greater Boston, and the Greatest was tossed by a Somerville bartender in a long-forgotten exhibition scuffle.

WHEN THE MOB RAN RAP MUSIC IN BOSTON: TDS MOB WAS THE HUB’S FIRST HUGE HIP-HOP HOPE …

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I interviewed Kool Gee the day after he rocked Wally’s. At his request, we met at the place where the TDS Mob story begins—the stoop of the old Tower Records on the corner of Newbury Street and Mass Ave. From there, he took me back to 1989, when TDS ran the calendar with a year of rap perfection.

WHEN THE MOB RAN RAP MUSIC IN BOSTON: TDS MOB WAS THE HUB’S FIRST HUGE HIP-HOP HOPE …

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

I interviewed Kool Gee the day after he rocked Wally’s. At his request, we met at the place where the TDS Mob story begins—the stoop of the old Tower Records on the corner of Newbury Street and Mass Ave. From there, he took me back to 1989, when TDS ran the calendar with a year of rap perfection.