ON TOPIC TUESDAY
Joining a widening chorus of those who have an opinion on the subject (President Donald Trump included), outspoken and sometimey cornerback Richard Sherman says that the NFL is on some b.s. when it comes to quarterback Colin Kaepernick. On ESPN’s First Take on Friday, Sherman was asked if Kap was being blackballed by NFL teams. […]
President Barack Obama told the world that everyone should learn how to code. And now he’s putting his money where his mouth is. Earlier today, to help kick-off the annual Computer Science Education Week, Obama became the first president ever to write a computer program. It was a very simple program—all it does is draw […]
1. Thanks to Congress, the next two weeks could be a mess. 2. New Jersey just got rid of many archaic laws, including “measures that allowed stallions, bulls and rams to run free at certain times of year.” 3. Jamelle Bouie writes about where Rep.-elect Mia Love fits in the Republican Party — and the […]
President Obama came out strongly Monday for the concept of net neutrality, saying that “an open Internet is essential to the American economy, and increasingly to our very way of life.” In a written statement, Obama asked the Federal Communications Commission to “create a new set of rules protecting net neutrality,” and to ensure that […]
American media coverage of the Ebola virus is “bizarre,”according to one veteran CNN anchor. CNN International anchor Isha Sesay recently offered some harsh criticisms of American media outlets for not focusing on the impact Ebola has had on thousands in Africa. Instead, Sesay suggests, outlets have centered coverage around the “few cases” in the states. […]
Steve Harvey is the epitome of success and hard work and not letting the Hollywood machine control your fate. His success leaves little room for excuses for other black rising stars since Harvey has now proved the sky is only scratching the surface as there IS NO limit. He surrounds himself with the right people […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cheeky provocation wrapped in a zingy punchline, Justin Simien’s “Dear White People” recalls other memorably promising debuts — by filmmakers named Spike, for instance, whether Lee or Jonze. An ambitious satire that questions just how “post-racial” America has become, the film is never at a loss for words, but sometimes […]
WASHINGTON — It’s easy to think that little will change if Republicans win the Senate. They won’t have a filibuster-proof majority. The place is a sinkhole of inaction. Democratic leader Harry Reid and Republican leader Mitch McConnell are withered peas in a pod. Torpor will reign, right? Wrong. The numbers and images are deceiving. A […]
Comedian Michael Che made his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, joining the popular Weekend Update segment as a co-anchor alongside Colin Jost. Che may have flubbed a line or two in his first appearance on the show, but he earned a fair share of laughs with some solid punchlines, hitting on topics ranging from […]
“Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti better not be lying. He left himself open to be put in the same class as former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling on Monday after a nearly 50-minute press conference in which he disputed a recently published report by ESPN challenging the integrity of his franchise. Bisciotti was what you […]