LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams thrilling 54-51 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football was named the No. 1 sports moment of 2018 during the 14th annual LA Sports Awards, held March 25, 2019, at The Beverly Hilton. A game that was unexpectedly moved to the Coliseum due to poor field conditions at the planned Mexico City venue turned into an emotional civic rallying point and a historic match-up between the Rams and the Chiefs, both 9-1. The teams saluted first responders and victims of the recent Borderline shooting in Thousand Oaks and the devastating…
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LOS ANGELES, CA-The Los Angeles Clippers are having the type of season that may be a surprise to some people. Well, a lot of people. It’s easy to see why. A year ago after trading away Blake Griffin, the Clippers finished the season 10th in the Western Conference. There was no big-time free agents that the team was able to gobble up during the summer. So when they began the 2018-19 NBA season, the Clippers were probably the most faceless recognizable team in the league. The big names that once occupied space on the Clippers’ roster became a trivia question.…
WASHINGTON — An exclusive screening of “Us,” featuring special appearances by stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke and writer-director Jordan Peele, sent shockwaves through Howard University’s packed student audience on Wednesday. Howard and HBCU enthusiasm for the film started to build in December when the first “Us” trailer pictured Duke sporting a grey sweatshirt with “Howard” emblazoned on it. Peele, addressing students after the screening, said he uses symbolism in movies to disrupt conventional images of African Americans. “It starts breaking down the boxes we are relegated to,” Peele told students. “Howard is dope. Howard is iconic. It’s one of…
LOS ANGELES — In the spirit of awards season, the Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award-winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, The DIVA Foundation, feted African Americans in the LGBTQ+ community at the fifth annual Truth Awards. The Truth Awards was held on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Los Angeles. Actress Angela Robinson of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and Have Nots” on OWN returned as this year’s host. Plus, there was a special musical performance by R&B singer/songwriter Tweet. Interestingly, this year’s honorees included a Golden Globe and three…
NORFOLK, VA–The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) partnered with the Norfolk Public Schools, City of Norfolk, Renaissance Star Reading and TowneBank Tuesday morning to honor Larchmont Elementary School, who won this year’s Read with MEac competition. Read with MEac was founded by the MEAC’s Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) with goals of promoting the love of reading. Dr. Dennis Thomas, MEAC Commissioner; Sonja Stills, MEAC Senior Associate Commissioner/Senior Woman Administrator; Sandra Booker, Bethune-Cookman Senior Woman Administrator; and Yvonne Allmond, Senior Vice President of TowneBank, each had a hand in greeting and congratulating the Larchmont students on their commitment to reading and being…
Orangeburg, S.C. – The Claflin University softball team will travel to Elizabeth City, N.C. to participate in its first-ever Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Round-up hosted by Elizabeth City State University. The round-up, which is set to run Friday, Mar. 15 through Sunday, Mar. 17, will be held at the South Park Athletic Complex located on 110 Capital Trace, Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909. Claflin, who enters the weekend with a 13-12 overall record and 2-0 record in the CIAA, will play two games each day. The Lady Panthers will open the Round-up against Bowie State University on Friday (Mar. 14)…
NORFOLK, VA—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) kicked off the 2019 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament with the MEAC Youth Clinic on Saturday at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. The Youth Clinic, in its seventh year, is a community outreach program that connects children with MEAC head coaches from the league’s men’s and women’s basketball programs. The coaches ran participants through basic warm-up and exercise routines, as well as basketball fundamentals, with the participants. Children in attendance learned the basics of free throw shooting, defensive stances, jump shooting, ball handling and dribbling. One station also pitted…
It’s no big secret that college basketball is largely dominated by the East Coast and the Upper Midwest. Villanova, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan State, Kansas, and Kentucky have pretty much undeniably been the top programs of the decade, and in some cases of all of college basketball history. And with the slight exception of Kansas, they all fall into these regions – as to occasional powers like Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Georgetown, Syracuse, and others. It’s simply how the sport seems to be arranged, just as football is strongest in the limited regions of the Deep South and Midwest. For much…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Charles D. King, a Howard University School of Law alumnus who has risen to prominence in Hollywood, told the story of his journey from Hollywood agency mailroom to entertainment company CEO at this year’s Charter Day Convocation. “Upon graduation, I had a ten-year plan: one day be at the helm of an integrated media company,” King said. “When I graduated, I journeyed to Hollywood without a car, a job, and without a computer, and six figures in student loans.” He landed in the mailroom of William Morris Endeavor talent agency. In a short period, King rose to senior agent…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A wrongful death civil rights lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against California Democratic major Ed Buck, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and Assistant Head Deputy District Attorney Craig Hum in the 2017 death of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore. The suit has been filed on behalf of Moore’s estate and his mother LaTisha Nixon. Gemmel Moore was found dead of a crystal meth overdose in California Democratic major donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood home on July 27, 2017. Moore’s death was immediately classified as an accidental methamphetamine overdose by the coroner.…
Kentucky State University students, staff, faculty and administration heard words of wisdom and inspiration from the honorable Judge Glenda A. Hatchett during the 2019 Heritage Assembly. Hatchett, star of long-running television show Judge Hatchett, announced up front that hers wouldn’t be a traditional black history month speech. Rather, it would be a challenge. “We are a people who survived the outrageous horrible days of slavery,” Hatchett said. “We have seen difficult times before.” Hatchett noted statistics about the incarceration of African-Americans, citing disparity in the state prison rate across the nation. Hatchett also encouraged students to reach out to someone…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) in Alexandria, Va., presented Howard University with a $100,000 gift to cover the outstanding tuition and fee balances of 34 graduating seniors. Wesley announced the contribution during a special service at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Ministers and staff of ASBC joined the Office of Financial Aid to surprise and present unexpecting seniors with the good news earlier in the week. “The gift of $100,000 from Alfred Street Baptist Church to help our students pay off their financial obligations and make ends meet just before they graduate is truly a blessing,” said President Wayne A. I. Frederick. “Their generosity is a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reintroduced a bill to reauthorize the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Historic Preservation Program for fiscal years 2019 to 2025. Across more than 100 HBCUs around the country, historic buildings and sites—some more than 100 years old—have deteriorated over time and are at risk of being permanently lost if they are not preserved and protected. The bill would authorize funding for grants to restore these historic buildings and sites, as well as improve accessibility on many HBCU campuses. The bill is a Senate companion of House…
ANAHEIM, Calif. – During the opening Breakfast of Champions session at The 2019 NAMM Show, Nancy Wilson, the celebrated guitar virtuoso and co-founder of seminal rock band Heart, was presented with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) “Music for Life” award. The award honors pioneering artists who, through their careers and artistic expression, have inspired others to pursue a more musical world. The award was presented by NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond, who introduced Wilson with a tribute to her pivotal role in helping to redefine women in rock music, and a legacy of music at the top of the charts: “She is…