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“She Is Playing Head And Shoulders Above A Lot Of People” | Dawn Staley Now Singing Different Tune About Caitlin Clark Olympic Snub

When 2024 WNBA No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark was snubbed for the U.S. Olympic Women’s basketball team, selection committee members were immediately called haters. Team head coach Cheryl Reeve, who isn’t a fan of all the Clark hype, has consistently d...

Black Business Week highlights local Black entrepreneurship

Laughter and chatter filled the room in the Minneapolis Events Center on Monday as the Black Business Kickoff Event began with vendors lining the room and people networking. At the event, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Members Elliott Payne...

Breanna Stewart and WNBA Stars Have Social Justice Council Meeting To Plan Support For Kamala Harris, But Fans Still Can’t Get Enough Of Caitlin Clark

As the Team USA women’s basketball team prepares to win its eight consecutive Olympic gold medal, the WNBA players that comprise the squad are also formulating an organized and united plan on how they choose to support Democratic candidate Kamala Ha...

‘I’mma Set You Up’: Kevin Hart Says One of His First Purchases Was to Buy His Father a $65K House

Two years after the death of his father, Henry Witherspoon, comedian Kevin Hart revealed a significant milestone in their relationship: purchasing his father’s first house. On the July 12 episode of his podcast, “Gold Minds with Kevin Hart,...

‘Grant Hill Calling Me a Conspiracy Theorist Is Dissapointing’: Kevin Durant’s Grand Olympic Entry Makes Jaylen Brown Olympics Snub Less Important

Kevin Durant (23 points) came off the bench and had 21 points in the first half of Team USA’s 110-84 opening pool game against Nikola Jokic’s Serbian National Team, which put to bed for good the drama surrounding this Team USA men’s bask...

Columbia welcomes Black-owned beauty supply store

EDITOR’S NOTE: References to the shop being the first Black-owned beauty supply store have been removed. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Black-Owned Beauty Supply Association (BOBSA), less than 5% of beauty supply stores in the country a...

‘It’s A Sad Day When Owners and Commissioners Choose Money Over Fans’ | Charles Barkley Is Getting $20M Offers Still Calls Out NBA For Wanting To “Break Us Up From The Beginning”

After months of back and forth the NBA has made the decision to grant their television rights to Amazon/NBC following the 2024-25 season. That means the upcoming season will end TNT’s 35-year run which began in 1989. Warner Brothers/Discovery wh...

Usher’s Secret to Wealth Revealed: How He Stayed Financially Smart from a Young Age

Usher was conscious of his spending habits from a young age even as a star on the rise. When Usher debuted his first album at 15 — his self-titled debut album, “Usher,” was released on Aug. 30, 1994 — he earned more than most teenager...

“It’ll Get Handled When It Gets Handled” | Patrick Mahomes Savagely Responds To Raiders Taunting Him With Kermit The Frog Puppet

This week NFL training camps opened, and that means the 2024 NFL season is right around the corner. One of the biggest storylines heading into the season is can the Kansas City Chiefs become the first team to three-peat in the Super Bowl era. Th...

Mother of Two Claims $10 Million Loss In 52 Days After Unfair Termination of Golden Corral Franchise

Although Sherrance Henderson’s fight against Golden Corral Franchise Systems began several years ago, the mother of two autistic children is still pressing forward. As the owner of Cornucopia Queen, Inc. (CQI) doing business as Golden Corral,...

“He Was Treated As Someone Apart, Not Like Us”: Summer League Teammate Says Lakers’ Favoritism Toward Bronny James Hurt Team Chemistry

Bronny James’ Summer League experience seems to be positive. He started off very slowly and was the butt of jokes and criticism as he couldn’t connect on his long-range jumpers and seemed out of sync in finding his rhythm on offense. As far as t...

The ‘Kamala ain’t Black’ conspiracy theory explained

For years, Black people have trailed their Caucasian counterparts in the conspiracy theory manufacturing industry. America’s greatest white liars perpetrated the most fantastic frauds, including Drapetomania, Stop the Steal, and — maybe the most mag...

The Highest-Paid Black Olympic Athlete Made $128.2M In 365 Days: Here’s A Hint … It’s Not Simone Biles

The 2024 Olympic Games officially kick off today, July 26, as 10,000 athletes from across the globe will descend in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. That means a whole lotta money is coming through to compete at the highest levels in...

Deion Sanders Bags $250K Bonus for Skyrocketing Colorado Football’s Media Presence — Not for Victories

Although Deion Sanders had a challenging first season as the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, finishing well below .500, his financial gains have been pretty impressive. USA Today reports that the University of Colorado Boulder aw...

“Shannon Don’t Call The Shots At ESPN” | Shannon Sharpe Says He Has Nothing To Do With ESPN Curbing Former Partner Skip Bayless

Last week it was announced that longtime television sports analyst Skip Bayless will be leaving FS1 and his show “Undisputed” later this summer. Bayless’ exit comes a little over a year after Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe left the afo...