Dwight Howard Inducted Into Orlando Magic Hall Of Fame

NBA & NBPA Agree To Hold All-Star Game In Atlanta On March 7: Report

This NBA season isn't a typical one, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the idea of the league holding its annual All-Star game was not a certain one until today(Feb.4). The Athletic's Sham Charania reports that the NBA and NBPA have agreed to hold the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on March 7 in

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Los Angeles mourns on first anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s death - Stabroek News

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Fans of the late Kobe Bryant, who died a year ago to the day alongside his daughter and seven others when their helicopter crashed into a hillside near Los Angeles, honored the basketball legend yesterday in a city where the memory of his death is still

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Heat to use COVID-19-sniffing dogs to screen fans at games | The Atlanta Voice

The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. They’ve been working on the plan for months, and the highly trained dogs have been in place for some games this

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NBA roundup: Jazz rout Mavs for 11th win in row - Stabroek News

Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 32 points and sank seven 3-pointers to lift the short-handed Utah Jazz to their 11th straight victory, a 120-101 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Salt Lake

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John Chaney, commanding Temple basketball coach, dies at 89 - DefenderNetwork.com

John Chaney’s raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover — at the top of his basketball sins — or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies he said discriminated agains

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NBA Legend Vince Carter Launches Scholarship Program For Youth

NBA legend Vince Carter has launched a scholarship program for youth.

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Paul George, Kawhi Leonard return strong as Clippers overwhelm Magic | L.A. Focus News

The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard drives to the basket during the third quarter of Friday’s game against the Magic in Orlando, Fla. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) ORLANDO, FLORIDA – JANUARY 29: Nikola Vucevic #9 of the Orlando Magic and Serge Ibaka #9 of the LA Clippers fight for the jump

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Jamie Foxx-led animation project 'Soul' makes history as most-streamed feature film during Christmas - Face2Face Africa

Pixar’s history-making animation film, Soul, officially became the first feature film to debut at number one on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings during the Christmas holiday week, beating popular comedy series The Office. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Jamie Foxx-led animation series

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Floyd Mayweather addresses rumored engagement to lead dancer at his strip club

ROLLING OUT — The latest news comes amid multiple reports about the engagement based on details provided by an inside source. According to the insider, the two are engaged but “Floyd was annoyed at first that news of their relationship broke because he wanted to keep it private,” reports the New

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Washington’s Jennifer King Makes History Becoming 1st Black Female Assistant Coach In The NFL

Washington Football Team now has the first Black female assistant coach with Tuesday's (Jan.26) announcement it was promoting Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach. She is the second woman to hold an assistant coaching position in the NFL.

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John Chaney, 89, Temple's commanding basketball coach, dies - Black News Channel

By JONATHAN POET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Chaney, one of the nation's leading Black coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame basketball career at Temple, died Friday. He was 89. The university said he died after a short, unspecified illness. He celebrated his birthday

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Robert Lee Williams -

Robert Lee Williams, 'Bob' age 89, born May 12, 1931, in Pensacola, Florida, passed away at home in Rosemount, Minnesota on January 19, 2021. Bob was most notably known as … Source

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Joe Biden - Quockerwodger in Chief. - ThyBlackMan.com

(ThyBlackMan.com) I did not see the Biden Inauguration. However, I read the text of his speech. I didn’t watch the Trump inauguration; however, I did watch

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Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of Year - Voice and Viewpoint

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted to finally head to the polls. He found more ways to continue elevating the lives of people in his hometown. If that weren’t enough, he won another NBA

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Jazz rout Warriors for 8th straight; Curry now 2nd in 3s - Black News Channel

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Utah Jazz routed the Golden State Warriors 127-108 on Saturday night for their eighth straight victory. Stephen Curry made five 3-pointers for the Warriors to give him 2,562 in

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Clippers getting big production from Ivica Zubac off the bench | L.A. Focus News

LOS ANGELES — The sequence began normally enough, with Clippers center Ivica Zubac grabbing one of his 11 rebounds Sunday in a 108-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. But then it got a little weird. Zubac looked for someone to pass to, saw Lou Williams was well covered and thought better of

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Chargers Weekly- Introduction of New Head Coach Brandon Staley

The Los Angeles Chargers finished yet another dismal season with a subpar 7-9 record this past season under the leadership of Head Coach Anthony Lynn. As the Head Coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, Anthony Lynn compiled a 33-31 record in four years. After the past 2 years of injuries

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John Chaney, commanding Temple basketball coach, dies at 89 - DefenderNetwork.com

John Chaney's raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover — at the top of his basketball sins — or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies he said discriminated agains

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Lakers edge Hawks with late defense-fueled rally to close trip | L.A. Focus News

Lakers forward Anthony Davis drives against Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari during the first half of Monday’s game in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell (15) scores as Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter (3) defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game

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Mamba Mentality: Kobe Bryant’s Top 5 Career Highlights

After a 20-year career, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bean Bryant played his final NBA game against the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016.

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NBA Star Chris Paul Launches program to Draft One Million Kids for Path to Generational W | Atlanta Daily World

NBA Star Chris Paul and Goalsetter, a Black-owned kids and family finance app that provides a next-generation, education-first banking experience for U.S. kids and teens, today announced a full-court press initiative to “draft” 1 Million Black and Brown kids to become the next generation of savers

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Heat Legend Dwyane Wade to “Sizzle Up” OnlyFans with Wife Gabrielle Union

While some wait for Congress to pass out the third round of stimulus checks and others have taken to gig work, like Instacart and delivery apps, retired Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is not leaving his finances to chance. Instead, he's been keeping himself very occupied with life after the

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Pfizer Rare Disease to Address Black Press Midwinter Conference About Rare Heart Disease Affecting African Americans - Black News Channel

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia If you ask non-medical professionals about the different heart disease forms, many probably could rattle off conditions like congenital heart defects and coronary artery disease. Very few are likely to mention

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Akon’s wife to invest $12M in Uganda’s entertainment industry - Face2Face Africa

Rozina Negusei, the wife of award-winning Senegalese-American musician and entrepreneur Akon, has announced she is going to invest $12 million in the Ugandan entertainment industry over the course of five years, local entertainment platform, Sqoop, reports. Negusei, who is the President and CEO of

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Aaron's death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers - DefenderNetwork.com

As his adopted hometown mourned Hank Aaron's death, some fans called on the Atlanta Braves to change their name to the Hammers in his honor. 'Hammerin' Hank' died Friday at age 86, drawing praise from all segments of society — including the current and former presidents — for his Hall of Fame

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Rich White People Are Snatching Up Vaccines From Black And Brown Communities As Supplies Dry Up

An increasing number of reports indicate that rich white people are using their wealth and prestige to secure doses of the coronavirus vaccines by traveling to Black and brown neighborhoods, where the immunizations are needed most.

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Amplify Voice’s Zeke Thomas Is Making Room For Open Conversation On Queer Life for PoC

AMPLIFY VOICES’ ZEKE THOMAS IS MAKING ROOM FOR OPEN CONVERSATION ON QUEER LIFE FOR POC

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COVID Sniffing Canines? Dogs Now Trained to Sniff Out COVID-19 | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Who let the dogs out? Apparently, researchers and doctors around the world have literally let the dogs out to help stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 By sniffing out the virus, much like drug-sniffing dogs have done for decades at airports and events, more dogs are being trained to be on

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You can now exercise with Shawn Mendes thanks to Apple's latest feature

The new audio walking feature on Apple Watch for Fitness+ incorporates personal stories and music from Shawn Mendes and Dolly Parton.

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NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Named Among 100 Most Influential Blacks Today | Dallas Weekly

The CORE 100 honorees, which include changemakers like Stacey Abrams, Attorney Ben Crump, NBA superstar LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey, mark and remind the world of the beauty, boldness, and brilliance of Black Excellence at a time when the cultural, economic, and political landscape in the United

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