By Michael Tapia The stage is set and the players are ready for what many say will be a historical pitching showdown between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francsico Giants. If you are a fan of great pitching then this is the perfect series; the Phillies and the Giants feature six of baseball most acclaimed […]
On the eve of midterm elections, reports show that the African-American vote is pivotal to the outcome for Democrats.
More than 80 residents of the Brownsville community packed the Town Council meeting Wednesday to present a petition to Mayor Berlin G. Myers asking the town to oppose a Confederate battle flag in the historically black neighborhood.
With recent talks of rapper-turned-mogul Sean “P Diddy” Combs interest in buying an NFL Team, a NBC contributor wrote a very humorous yet controversial article titled, Imagining A World Where Sean Combs Owns an NFL Team. Writer Drew Magary points out that NFL owners are “the oldest and whitest of old white guy clubs”, and […]
Rapper TI has reportedly been sentenced to 11 months in prison in a Los Angeles court after his probation was revoked. The rapper T.I., also known as Clifford Harris, will be going to jail for second time this year.
A Billboard in Austin, Texas reads “The Most Dangerous Place For Black People Is The Womb” The Grio is reporting that the owner of the billboard is a faith-based non-profit targeting African-Americans abortions. “The Most Dangerous Place for An African American is in the Womb.” Although the statement is clear, the message is not. The […]
There was a time when anyone caught paying slaves for their labor; or even arguing that they should be paid; would face significant penalties for speaking out against a seriously corrupt system. Today, we have a world where agents are vilified for paying athletes, even though everyone knows that athletes are bringing in massive revenue […]
they should even make him throw on the red button-up.
Less than three weeks before California voters hit the polls, the Justice Department issued a preemptive message concerning a ballot measure making worldwide headlines.
The New York Daily News is reporting that Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, Kareem “Biggs” Burke has been arrested in what police are calling a bust of major marijuana ring. A rap mogul who helped launch Jay-Z’s career was busted Friday with 42 other people when the feds rolled up a drug ring that controlled the marijuana […]
Mechelle McNair , The widow of Steve McNair has won a request to get $2.5 million from the late NFL quarterback’s estate.
LAS VEGAS — Just call him Ambassador Iron Mike. Mike Tyson was once the baddest man on the planet. Now he’ll be circling that planet as a self-titled ambassador to spread the gospel of boxing to the Chinese. “I didn’t even know what an ambassador really was,” he said Thursday. “When I think of ambassadors […]
