The PBS Documentary, “Freedom Riders” about the Civil Rights movement and the young men and women who would travel through out the south and willfully violate unjust segregationist policies is getting rave reviews after premiering last night. Critics have compared it to the award winning Civil Rights documentary series, “Eyes On The Prize.” The New […]
Known for his over the top remarks which can either be considered offensive or right on the money, Charles Barkley has decided to inject himself into the gays in sports issue. In the past few days, an NBA executive and former collegiate basketball player have come out of the closet. On the heels of this, […]
BALTIMORE — A woman who played a Baltimore drug gang assassin in HBO’s “The Wire” has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to sell heroin. Felicia “Snoop” Pearson entered the plea Tuesday morning during an arraignment in Baltimore Circuit Court. An Aug. 9 jury trial date was set. Pearson is one of 64 people charged in […]
A few days ago Phoenix Suns Executive Rick Welts told the world he was gay. Now, a former player on the court, Will Sheridan, is admitting the same. The former Villanova basketball player becomes only the second former Division 1 basketball player to announce he’s gay. What’s different about Sheridan’s story is that many of […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Several scientific journals are calling Timothy Ray Brown the first man cured of AIDS. Brown was diagnosed with HIV in 1996 but now the virus has been completely removed from his body thanks to stem cells. CBS San Francisco reports: “I’m cured of HIV. I had HIV but I don’t anymore,” he […]
Jon Stewart took Bill O’Reilly up on his challenge to debate the invitation of Common to a White House poetry reading last week.
Legendary rock guitarist took his political views and injected them in the middle of a baseball game this past weekend. Carlos Santana, who was invited to the Atlanta Braves home game this weekend to receive a “Beacon of Change” award at an MLB Civil Rights Game ceremony, called the state’s new anti-immigration law “Un-American.” “I […]
PHILADELPHIA — Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania.
With the recent anti-gay slur spewed by superstar Kobe Bryant towards a referee and past derogatory comments made by former players like Tim Hardaway, it’s no surprise that it took almost 40 years for a Phoenix Suns executive to come out of the closet. Rick Welts, the President and CEO of the Phoenix Suns, kept […]
NEW JERSEY — Rapper Cassidy was arrested this past weekend in Hackensack New Jersey for a probation violation and is a suspect in a murder, say authorities. The artist, whose real name is Barry Reese, was arrested on a “high-risk” warrant. Cassidy is currently suspected in one murder and two attempted murders in Philadelphia. Authorities […]
Psychology Today has posted a controversial article on their site titled: “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” The article posted by blogger Satoshi Kanazawa is based on a study conducted in which several people were interviewed (number undisclosed) on the scientific fundamentalist blog. The post goes into speaking about why African […]
Data from a recent study released today in the American Journal of Public Health showed that banning menthol cigarettes could save as much as 600,000 premature deaths by the year 2050. The Grio reports: With tobacco companies heavily marketing menthol cigarettes in minority communities, as many as 80 percent of African-Americans smokers smoke menthol cigarettes […]
