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You poor white people. this man right here, john lange stone came out of slavery. he came to d.c. as a congressman from virginia. this man was born into slavery. no question. no problem. it's congressman langston now. that's why i love reconstruction. you have real heroes. are we any different than these people were? >> no. >> no, we're not. you know the difference? we just don't remember. my name is greg carr, and i'm associate professor and chair of afro-american studies here at howard university. >> and what connection do you have to the history of the civil war and reconstruction? >> well,...

Last week seemed to be another mildly predictable week in the Arena Football League until we got to the late game. It has taken almost a week to comprehend the fact that the Los Angeles Kiss went into San Jose as a 1-9 team and knocked off an 11-0 Sabercats squad in overtime.

Week 12 in the AFL was one of the most bizarre weeks we have seen in a long time. We saw unexpected performances in both directions. Iowa quarterback Brian Reeder threw for seven touchdowns last week. Danny Southwick racked up 252 yards and six touchdowns through the air for the Thunder.

Jason Boltus and Greg Carr and Arness Ikner and Khalil Paden don't really have the name recognition of typical Orlando Predators players. CFE Arena doesn't look anything like the Jungle which the Orlando Predators used to play in. Average crowds of around 5,000 fans are nothing like the 15,000+ old school Orlando Predators crowds. Rob Keefe doesn't look anything like an Orlando Predators coach. But dammit, even this skeptic has to admit that Friday night's 69-63 win over the Los Angeles KISS felt a whole hell of a lot like an old school Orlando Predators game.

ORLANDO -- They don't call it the War on I-4 for no reason. Saturday night might have marked the first time that the UFC made its way to Orlando, but perhaps the best fight of the night in the City Beautiful came out of the Orlando Predators. The Preds had to fight through just about everything that an AFL team could have to get through in a record-breaking 77-65 win over the Tampa Bay Storm.