GALA HONORING HANK AARON IN NEW YORK
Hank Aaron posing for photographers at The One Hundred Black Men, Inc Gala honoring Hank Aaron, Janet Jackson, Dr Johnnetta Cole and Willie E Gary on November 11, 2004 at The New York Hilton. (UPI Photo/Robin Platzer)
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