Newswire: Baseball icon Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron dies at 86

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Newswire: Baseball icon Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron dies at 86

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Baseball’s recognized home run king and an African American hero, Henry “Hank” Aaron, has died at the age of 86.Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record on April 8, 1974, was not just a baseball legend but a hero to superstars. “He’s the one […]

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