NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana,…
The ‘shocking’ news of FBI arrest of four Black college basketball coaches in conjunction with a corruption scheme sent shivers through the basketball community from grassroots, college and even NBA. Oklahoma State assistant Lamont Evans, Auburn assistant Chuck Person, Emanuel “Book” Richardson of Arizona and…
The reigning Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers held their media day this week and the best news to come out of it was LeBron James still plans on ending his career wearing the Wine and Gold. However, just as we were going to print LeBron’s…
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Chevrolet hosted a special luncheon during the Congressional Black Caucus to recognize journalism students from Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) who completed their 2017 Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Journalism Fellowship. Over the summer, eight students representing Clark…
Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned poet, painter and actor known for parts in films such as “Revenge of the Nerds” and “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” has died. He was 78. Casey died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, his talent…
CLEVELAND – September 15, 2017 – More than 250 young women are expected at Cleveland State University (CSU) for an all-day conference next Saturday, September 23, as The PowHERful Foundation returns to provide real-world lessons for the girls to succeed in their careers and lives.…
More than five years ago Cleveland native Alltrina Grayson moved to Houston to live with her husband who works for American Airlines, but as hurricane Harvey roared toward the southwest city last week Grayson packed two large suitcases and rushed to Hobby Airport only to…
For 38 years, Robin C. Cottingham served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operational Risk Officer in Key’s Risk Management Group and a member of Key’s Executive Council, and was the only Black woman to hold such a position at any bank in America. Responsible…
The sad tale of world class champion prize fighters is well documented, from prideful heavyweight champion Joe Louis being relegated to a doorman in Las Vegas, Muhammad Ali fighting long after he had the ability to defend himself in the ring and left as a…