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Black History Month

WATCH: Olympian Carl Lewis Talks About Winter Olympics, Performance And More

Lewis visited Houston Public Media and talked to us about everything that you always wanted to know about the Olympics

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| Posted on February 18, 2018, 9:00 AM

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