Eight months ago, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton alienated a certain demographic of his fan base for saying he was an “African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people.” Now, that same demographic has rushed to embrace him after he insisted to GQ in August that we are “beyond” race “as a nation.” Sports Illustrated’s Jonathan […]
Owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys was pleased when the team decision stood in unity during the national anthem.
This week on News One Now, Roland S. Martin spoke with humanitarian and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. In an exclusive interview Belafonte shared his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to not stand for the National Anthem to protest an America which he says does not value its veterans or Black lives. […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick will get one more chance to impress coach Chip Kelly before the San Francisco 49ers announce their starting quarterback even as the debate surrounding Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem remains heated. Kelly said Tuesday that Kaepernick will play in the team’s final exhibition game Thursday […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Defiant and determined to be a conduit for U.S. change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant progress in America — and specifically when it comes to race relations. He knows he could be cut […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Despite spending an entire season on Washington’s bench, Robert Griffin III never doubted he’d be a starter again. His belief became reality Monday, when coach Hue Jackson said “it’s time” to give Griffin the opportunity to lead the Cleveland Browns on the field. “As long as you don’t give up and you […]
Reality star Draya Michele and her baller boyfriend Orlando Scandrick welcomed their baby boy Jru Scandrick into the world on April 8, a rep confirmed to People Magazine. Jru weighed 6.5 lbs., and measured 20 inches long. https://www.instagram.com/p/BEAQEX5IChY/?taken-by=drayamichele “We are super excited to add our sixth member to the family,” Draya told PEOPLE. “He’s such a good, […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The bullet-riddled corpse of a retired football star — seven shots to the back, one to the side — makes a powerful starting point for prosecutors as they build the case against a gunman jailed in the death of former New Orleans Saint Will Smith, say legal experts who are watching […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The NFL says video of Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. witnessing a fight between his girlfriend and the mother of his child includes “disturbing images.” Fowler took responsibility “for everything that happened” in the 30-second video released by TMZ on Tuesday. The surveillance tape shows Fowler and the two women […]
Von Miller may be known as one of the best players in the NFL and the man who shut down Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton during Super Bowl 50, but things could’ve been way different if his father caught wind of him playing youth football back in the day. Recounting his childhood, Miller revealed to […]
Johnny Manziel, the knucklehead soon to be ex-quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, is a wreck of an athlete: He is accused of beating up his girlfriend and rupturing her eardrum. He skips team meetings. He drinks too much and parties instead of studying film. Even his father says Manziel needs to see a therapist. “I […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cam Newton wants any discussion of black quarterbacks in a Super Bowl put away. For good. Newton on Tuesday emphatically tried to lay to rest any relevance of an African-American quarterback appearing in the NFL’s championship game. During a series of questions by a media member that bordered on confrontational, […]
