Category : Forum Talk

“The W In WNBA Stood For Welfare”: Rob Parker Thinks Cheryl Miller’s Claim That WNBA Media Rights Deal Should Have Been $8B Is Ridiculous

The WNBA made out like gangbusters when it was reported that the league’s cut of the new $76 billion NBA Media Rights deal with various major media companies would be a record-setting $2.2 billion over 11 years. The number marked a groundbreakin...

Is Clyde Drexler Down Bad?: NBA Hall of Famer Puts 1992 Dream Team Gold Up For Auction, With Selling Price Expected Near $1M

With iconic NBA champions and MVPs such as Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Joel Embiid Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant, along with a new breed of NBA champions and contenders in Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker and Devin White, many baske...

Black Businesses Supported During Pandemic Helped Wells Fargo Create Current $2.1B Economic Impact Nationwide

by Jeffrey McKinney July 24, 2024 The ripple effect occurred as businesses leveraged their funding to garner public and private investment. In a major new development...

Shaquille O’Neal Settles Into New Home In Texas; Places Other Texas Property On the Market for $1.7 Million

Just two years after purchasing a home on the outskirts of Dallas, retired NBA player and entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal has placed the property on the market for $1.7 million. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 01: Shaquille O’Neal speaks d...

‘Quite Frankly…Colorado, It’s Not Prime Time’: Days After Calling Colorado Irrelevant, Paul Finebaum Says Deion Sanders Should Leave For USC

Not too long ago USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley was considered a can’t-miss coaching hire. And while he’s had immense success, which also includes three Heisman Trophy winners (Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Caleb Williams) during coaching s...

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr.’s Iconic Million-Dollar Chain Still Turning Heads with 8,500 Diamonds and 6 Pounds of Dazzling Wealth

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. is known for his flashy style, and one of the things he likes to flash is what is believed to be one of the most expensive and largest chains ever made by popular hip-hop jeweler Johnny Dang. He’s been...

‘You’re Trash If You Believe This Is OK’: MLB Star Marcus Stroman Condemns Head-Shot Killing Of Unarmed Black Woman In Her Home By White Illinois Deputy

The Sonya Massey assassination isn’t getting the coverage New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman thinks it deserves, and the outspoken All-Star-caliber hurler expressed his disgust and urged others to be more outraged regardless of the color of the...

Race, Gender And Politics: Is The United States Ready For A Black Woman President?

(MENAFN– The Conversation) Shirley Chisholm , a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States. Sixty years later, Kamala Harris will become the first Black and South Asian American wo...

How One of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Stars Died Broke. Inside Tupac’s Deal with Suge Knight’s Death Row

Despite achieving remarkable success with four top 20 songs on the Billboard charts, starring in multiple films, and being one of the most recognizable figures in hip-hop, Tupac Shakur died broke in September 1996. This financial predicament was all...

“LeBron Is The Dictator of NBA”: Enes Kanter Says Nobody Wants To Play With LeBron James Because He Controls The Media and Destroyed Russell Westbrook’s Legacy

Enes Kanter has never been one to hold his tongue. He’s been especially critical of his own country and can’t return in fear of being arrested by the Turkish government, who in 2019 wanted an international arrest warrant issued for Kanter after accu...

The dizzying array of firsts for Harris if she wins nomination or election

Kamala Harris, the country’s first female vice president, is no stranger to being the first in many rooms. Now that she’s the likely Democratic nominee in 2024, Harris has the chance to make history again. As a woman of color, and the daughter o...

“I Would Think He Was Black”: Mike Tyson Says The Way Donald Trump Has Been Mistreated By Media Is Consistent With “How They Did Black People” In This Country

Mike Tyson says as Black man in America, he can relate to the venom Donald Trump has faced in the press and media. During a recent interview with Semafor published last week, Tyson joined the growing legion of Black celebrities and athletes defendin...

Uncovering Kamala Harris’ Fortune: How Rich Is the Vice President?

Vice President Kamala Harris, known for her work in public service and her role in the Biden administration, has seen a notable increase in her wealth during her time in office. With President Joe Biden stepping down from the 2024 presidential race...

“Why Is She In A Women’s League?”: X Users Attack WNBA Star Brittney Griner Because She Wants Son Bash To Call Her “Pops”

Since returning home from a Russian prison, WNBA star Brittney Griner has turned up the motion on building her life off the court, recently welcoming her first child with her wife,& Cherelle Griner.& Griner and Cherelle got engaged in 20...

Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign

ATLANTA – Black voters, who helped power Joe Biden to the White House, expressed a mix of hope and worry Monday over his exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. A key Democrat...