Donald Hunt of ESPN is reporting that the USTA made history this past month by hiring Katrina Adams as the first African-American chairman, chief executive officer and president. The nonprofit tennis organization, which promotes a...
The Huffington Post is reporting that Earl Lloyd, the first black NBA player in history, died in Crossville, Tenn. Lloyd was 86. Lloyd’s death was announced by West Virginia State University, which he attended before his NB...
Caribbean 360 is reporting that West Indies were outplayed in every department by South Africa as they plunged to a heavy 257-run defeat in their fourth Group B game of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Syd...
ESPN is reporting that veteran NBA player Anthony Mason, who helped the New York Knicks reach the 1994 NBA Finals, has died at the age of 48. A Knicks spokesperson confirmed Mason’s death to ESPN. The 13-year NBA veteran had...
Writing for his blog Phillbranch.com, writer and Howard University lecturer Phill Branch has penned a blog post entitled, “Shondaland Black Moment Wish List.” In the post, Branch compiles a list of things he would love...
For the first time since its original telecast, the commemorative variety show, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, is airing on PBS as part of the public access station’s Black History Month programming. The festive special cel...
The blogosphere is buzzing with news that Academy award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o’s highly touted 2015 Oscar gown has been stolen from a hotel. The Calvin Klein gown made entirely of pearls (6,000) and valued at $...
Kevin O’Brien of the Seattle Sun-Times is reporting that an alleged video of Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant engaging in “Ray Rice-worthy” behavior is set to be released today or tomorrow. O’Brien says that ...
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire’s founder and editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. caught up with Terrence Howard, star of Fox’s Empire at SCAD Atlanta’s aTVfest to talk about why he decided to return to TV, w...
Writing for Al Jazeera, Richard Nield reports that Malawi is suffering a humanitarian emergency and the impact of the record floods will be felt for months, if not years. Neild writes: “More than a million people have been a...
