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The notion of circulating black wealth within the black community is nothing new. It’s simply black capitalism – a way to build wealth in the black community by encouraging black people to spend their money with black entrepreneurs and businesses. It was encouraged by leaders such as Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey. Garvey believed […]
While the overwhelming majority of players in the NBA are African-American (just about 80 percent last season), many are black international players who bring a unique perspective to the league. What is it like to be a black international player coming directly to the NBA from overseas? What are the biggest challenges? Did they encounter […]
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Officially, the crowd attendance at the African Cup of Nations final between hosts Ivory Coast and Nigeria was tallied at 57,094 people — but who can say for sure? That figure couldn’t possibly account for the herds of supporters who sprinted through the parking lot of the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, […]
Separate shootings last week at Morgan State and Bowie State, two historically Black colleges in Maryland only 35 miles apart, have raised a fresh round of concerns in the HBCU community, which has been grappling in recent years with an increasing number of security risks. Incidents of . . .
Separate shootings last week at Morgan State and Bowie State, two historically Black colleges in Maryland only 35 miles apart, have raised a fresh round of concerns in the HBCU community, which has been grappling in recent years with an increasing number of security risks. Incidents of . . .
Howard University’s annual International Black Writers Festival hosted African-American authors who have faced bans on their books about the history of Black America and racism to speak about the opposition to their writings. Authors Mikki Kendall and Ibram X. Kendi joined Howard professors Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss why books that tell the […]
NEW YORK — After securing a fourth-round victory at the 2023 US Open over Caroline Wozniacki, tennis player Coco Gauff decided to share an entertaining story to the press involving two of her closest friends. Those same friends just happen to be the first Black American male duo to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand […]
Fans and supporters – even in MLB suites – are celebrating the upstart National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) baseball programs at three historically Black colleges and universities, Dillard University and Philander Smith College of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and
December is a time for us to figure things out, one way or another. Neptune goes direct on the 3rd, immersing us in our fantasies, vices, dreams, and delusions. We may become more aware of what draws our sympathy, compassion, and spirituality. Which of your fantasies would you like to (re)live, and which ones do […]
LeBron James’ comments about Jerry Jones are about far more than just Dallas Cowboys owner — Andscape
Black Hot Fire Network
December 2, 2022
Earlier this week, NBA superstar LeBron James called the media out on their bias. “I was wondering why I haven’t gotten a question from you guys about the Jerry Jones photo,” he said during a postgame news conference, taking the media to task for the difference in how they handled Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving’s […]