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Kemba Shakur began Urban Releaf in 1998. 15 years and 15,000 trees later, she says she's only just begun. (Video still via NBC Bay Area)

Oakland woman transforms city's landscape, one tree at a time

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NBA sets mark for most minority coaches

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NEW YORK (AP) - Fourteen NBA head coaches are black, tying the 30-team league's own record for the most ever in a U.S. pro league..
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'Street squash' lifts grades, spirits in Harlem

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VIDEO - Students in Harlem learn how to play squash and improve their grades through the Street Squash after school program. NBC's Janelle Richards reports...
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Jackie Robinson biopic gets tentative release date

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Warner Brothers has officially set a tentative release date for the Jackie Robinson biopic '42'...
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Twins born after mom stays on respirator for month

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DETROIT (AP) - In a rare procedure, a woman declared brain dead from aneurysms was kept on a respirator for a month to allow for the development of twin boys who were born prematurely at 25 weeks...
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4-year-old hero saves family from house fire

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VIDEO - 4 year old Andra McGowan is being called a hero after waking his family up while their house was on fire...
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Teen hoops star in spotlight leans on family, God

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CHICAGO (AP) - This is what it's like to be Jabari Parker, the nation's top high school basketball player.
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Boy shot last Christmas makes miraculous recovery

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VIDEO - Rayshon Cobb can shoot hoops like any 7 year old. It's hard to believe a few months ago his mother wasn't sure he would live...
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Rescued woman says she owes life to Cory Booker

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The woman pulled from her burning home by Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker says she would be dead if he hadn't come to her rescue and feels 'blessed'...
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Middle schoolers win national chess title

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VIDEO - Middle school chess players at I.S. 318 Eugenia Maria de Hostos in Williamsburg defeated several elite high school teams at this years National High School Championships...
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Whole Foods Market set to open in Midtown Detroit

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DETROIT (AP) - The Austin, Texas-based retailer plans to open a 20,000-square-foot supermarket with about 75 employees in Detroit's Midtown next year...
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