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Brett Favre Fumbles
Sirius Radio has taken a pass on former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre for the meantime, and possibly forever, because of his involvement in a welfare scandal in his home state of Mississippi. A prolific passer that led him becoming a member of NFL Hall of Fame, lately, however, Favre has been thrown for…
Read MoreYou Be The Judge
Arron Judge of the New York Yankees Wednesday hit his 61st home run, trying a record set by Roger Maris in 1961. Judge hit the sinker off left hander Tim Mayza, sending the Yankee fans into a wild celebration in Toronto as he rounded the base pads and headed for home where teammates greeted him…
Read MoreCop Laughed When He Learned Elijah Mcclain Had Died
Elijah McClain was walking home on August 24, 2019, when police arrested him, put him into in a choke hold, cutting off his air, when things suddenly got much worst. The cops called paramedics who gave McClain ketamine, a sedative, that was far too strong for his 5’7†140-pound frame. He died in the hospital…
Read MoreBannon arrested
Stephen Bannon, a confidant of former President Donald Trump, has been indicted as part of “WeBuildTheWall, Inc.” scheme which netted more than $15 million from thousands of donors across the country. In New York State Court, Bannon, 68, was charged with two counts of money laundering in the second degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree,…
Read MoreMichael Jordan’s jersey sells for a record price
A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the first game of the 1999 NBA Finals, has been sold for a record $10.1 million during an auction at Sotheby’s. Jordan wore the Jersey when the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz. The previous record for an NBA jersey was $3.69 million, paid on May 2021 for…
Read MoreMississippi governor disdains Jackson
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has gotten a lot of blowbacks by saying it’s better to be in Hattiesburg instead of Jackson, the state capitol, where a majority Black population live and doesn’t have clean water. “I’ve got to tell you it is great day to be in Hattiesburg. It’s also, as always, a great day…
Read MoreStacey Abrams calls on Black men to vote for her
Stacey Abrams, who is running to become the first Black woman governor of Georgia, has appealed to Black men to put her campaign over the top and place her into the Statehouse on November 8th. “If Black men vote for me, I will win Georgia,†Abrams said during an event titled “Stacey and Fellas.†Abrams,…
Read MoreSome cancer rates drop for Black men, but others are up
Between 1999 and 2019, cancer rates among Black men fell2.6 % per year compared with Black women at 1.5% per year, according to a study conducted by the National Cancer Institute. The most rapid decreases were for lung cancer for men at3.8% per year and stomach cancer among women at 3.4 % per year. Liver…
Read MoreBlack general gets his fourth star
Lt. General Michael E. Langley is expected to become the highest-ranking Black officer in the 246-year history of the U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. General Langley was confirmed by the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. His nomination will be sent to the full Senate for a vote, which may occur before the August recess, said…
Read MoreExceptional Black young men often mean nothing to killer White cops and even some Blacks cops
A Black graduate student was beaten bloody and unconscious by three cops on July 16 for running a stop sign in Oakland, Tennessee. Following an attempted traffic stop, Brandon Calloway was chased into his father’s house where cops beat him with a baton and shocked him with a Taser. His girlfriend screamed for them to…
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