This is what excellence looks like. Seven national titles. Multiple Pac-12 championships. All-Americans come through the…
Category: Spotlight
Editor Dennis Freeman conducts in-depth interviews with high-profile athletes, musicians, newsmakers and just people making a difference in other people lives.
Elgin Baylor changed the game for today’s NBA players
His statue hovers out in front of STAPLES Center like a gigantic bronze ode to greatness.…
Aaron McDuffie Moore: The Black Wall Street savant
The discovery of Black America is an ongoing research project. Every February seems to bring out…
Soul Train Awards: Just an oldies but goodies showcase
This year’s Soul Train Awards ranked on the Top Ten of Sunday night ratings. Yet, somehow,…
Venus Williams at 40: The woman, the champion, and the disease that almost took her joy
Famed tennis star Venus Williams has reached the very top in every area of tennis but…
Robert ‘Kool’ Bell and Kool & the Gang: still relevant
(News4usonline) – For over five decades, Kool & the Gang have been putting down music tracks…
Singer Quiana Lynell is New Orleans’ next great big thing
LOS ANGELES, CA (News4usonline) – You know, pretty much everyone is looking for the next singer…
Patrice Rushen and the drummer: Honoring Ndugu Chancler
Early In 2018, piano maestro Patrice Rushen posted a moving tribute to her late close friend…
Bill Pickett Rodeo revives the spirt of the black cowboy
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA (News4usonline) – Bill Pickett epitomized the black cowboy experience. He invented steer…
Band of Brothers: Strength of Three
Editor’s note: Article was written by Capt. Jannelle Allong-Diakabana, U. S. Army, and published on the…
The uninvited guest: Brad Pye Jr.’s fight for black press equality
Brad Pye Jr. has had a history of firsts during his illustrious sports journalism career. The…
Frederick Douglass and the search for one million abolitionists
LOS ANGELES, CA-Kenneth B. Morris Jr. is on a mission. His quest is to put the…