Archives for May 2013 | BlackAthlete

NEW!!! Here Comes The Hater vol.170

1. How did the Minnesota Timber-wolves attempt to allegedly to create an “all-white team” turn out? One word, Timmmberrrrrrrr!!! 2. Do you like going to the weight room? No. Because it...
Jay-Z, Geno, And Kevin Durant . . . Equals Black Power

Jay Z stands on the verge-of doing the same thing . . . redefining the sports agent industry by signing away the top-talent, of all shades n’ colors - but...
10 myths of affrimative action

by Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Myth Number 1: Students of color admitted under affirmative action aren’t admitted on merit. If there was one phrase Roger Clegg kept using at his debate that made...
I Want My Game Back

I Want My Game Back Rickey, Robinson, 42, African American players, and MLB By:-Gary Norris Gray- BASN Staff Reporter David Ruffin could not have said it better in his 1970’s hit...
My last page

NORTH CAROLINA (BASN) — These are the last seconds of a sportswriter’s career ending story. After several years of covering sports, he finally decided to throw in the towel and call...
Significant Dates in the History of African American Journalists

1827 Freedom’s Journal, the nation’s first Black newspaper, is launched in New York City by the Reverend Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm. 1833 The New York Sun, the first successful Penny...
- Commentary
Froch wins!

For the past year, we have seen some great boxing and last Saturday night was no exception as two of the top Super Middleweights went toe to toe in Greenwich, England. ...
Sergio Garcia; We Fried Chicken Eatin’ Black People Thank You

It is the personification of “don’t piss down my back . . n’ then try to tell me it’s raining . . .!”
Boston Celtics – 2013 NBA Draft Prospects for Pick #16

The Celtics finished this season 7th in the Eastern Conference and got bounced in the 1st round to the New York Knicks in 6 games but, the Celtics were playing without...
- Boxing
Hopkins vs. Murat set for July 13, in Brooklyn

“The Executioner” Bernard Hopkins will break his record as the oldest fighter to defend a world title on Saturday, July 13, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Hopkins (53-6-2, 32...