Jackson State, the defending SWAC Eastern Division champion, made it known Saturday that it has no intention of abducting the throne as the Tigers defeated preseason division favorite Alabama State 30-23 in the W. C. Gorden Classic at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Serena Williams won her fifth U.S. Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating No. 2 Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 in a windy final. Sunday’s match was the toughest test these two weeks for the No. 1-seeded Williams, who also beat Azarenka in three sets in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, says he plans to step down by the end of the year. Jealous announced his plans to resign Sunday. He says he plans to pursue teaching at a university and spending time with his young family. The Baltimore-based […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Listen to the interview exclusive between Roland Martin and Ben Jealous above. Benjamin Todd Jealous, the youngest president ever elected to lead the NAACP, will resign on Dec. 31 saying he wants to spend more time with his wife and children. In an interview with USA TODAY, Jealous said the demands of travel […]
A day or so ago “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member Brandon DeShazer, Kenya Moore‘s assistant, caught a beat down from Phaedra Parks‘ husband Apollo Nida. Apparently there’s lingering beef between the two camps over a workout video. According to witnesses, Apollo got upset and “violently attacked” Brandon at a party that was being filmed […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winner Bruno Mars will sing at halftime of the Super Bowl in February, a person familiar with the NFL’s entertainment plans told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The official word is expected to come at an event in […]
On what would have been his 50th birthday, late rapper Eric “Eazy E” Wright was resurrected in hologram form 18 years after losing his battle with AIDS. The rapper was re-created for the 2013 Rock The Bells and joined the stage with Cleveland hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Eazy-E is not the first rapper to be […]
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