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State of Things
8:00 am
Thu July 26, 2012

The Life & Legacy of LeRoy T. Walker

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Coach, educator and activist LeRoy T. Walker spent his career breaking the color barrier. He was the first African-American coach of a U.S. Olympic Track Team, the first black president of the United States Olympic Committee and the man who, along with Duke University coach Al Buehler, united the races around the sport of track and field in Durham, NC.

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Sports
7:16 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Raleigh Swimmer Hits Olympic Trials at 40

Erika Braun
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Erika Braun

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are underway in Omaha, Nebraska, and several North Carolinians have already qualified for the Olympic team headed to London this summer. Among the competitors in the trials' final days will be Raleigh's Erika Braun. She's one of only four swimmers in the country age 40 or older to qualify for the trials.

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