A 72-year-old man connected to the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams in 2021 received a 2.5-year prison sentence on Tuesday. The actor's nephew, Dominic Dupont asked the presiding judge for leniency in the sentencing as well as "The Wire" creator David Simon, citing the defendant's age and illiteracy.

Now, the last time that R. Kelly was in North Carolina, he was performing in front of thousands of fans inside the Greensboro Coliseum in 2018, amidst a growing cry from protesters urging to cancel the singer for his decades of abuse.  Now, the disgraced entertainer is back in the Tar Heel State... but this time, he's behind bars. 

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In what could be a boon for communities of color, Democratic and Republican Senators from New Jersey to Illinois to Utah are working to overhaul…