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Toronto Tempo, Canada’s First WNBA Team Hires Monica Wright Rogers as General Manager

Former WNBA champion joins Canada’s first WNBA team in pivotal role TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2025 /CNW/ – Monica Wright Rogers, a former collegiate and professional standout and experienced basketball executive, is the first general manager of the Toronto Tempo, Canada’s first WNBA team, the club announced Thursday. She will lead basketball operations for the Tempo, including… Continue reading Toronto Tempo, Canada’s First WNBA Team Hires Monica Wright Rogers as General Manager

Raphael Saadiq Announces One-Man Show ‘No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits’

RAPHAEL SAADIQ ANNOUNCES ONE-MAN SHOW NO BANDWIDTH: ONE MAN, ONE NIGHT, THREE DECADES OF HITS PLAYING ICONIC VENUES INCLUDING APOLLO THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY, THE UNITED THEATER ON BROADWAY IN LOS ANGELES & FOX THEATER IN OAKLAND EXCLUSIVE VINYL CLUB AVAILABLE NOW Los Angeles, CA (February 18, 2024) – Fresh off receiving the highly-coveted… Continue reading Raphael Saadiq Announces One-Man Show ‘No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits’

Claude Brookes Discusses Animation Success With Projects Like Hip-Hop Harry and Doggyland

Animation is a game that may never go away as it affects children in such a way that when some become adults, they still watch cartoons. The correlation between keeping people entertained and even education through animation will never go away. Claude Brookes knows this too well. As the CEO of C To The B… Continue reading Claude Brookes Discusses Animation Success With Projects Like Hip-Hop Harry and Doggyland

2025 ‘Rock The Bells Cruise: A Hip-Hop Experience’ October 27, 2025

For Immediate Release February 18, 2025 ROCK THE BELLS CRUISE ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS INCLUDING THE LOX, DA BRAT, GZA, LUPE FIASCO, MC LYTE, DJ JAZZY JEFF, XZIBIT & MANY MORE The third annual immersive Hip-Hop experience sets sail in October 2025 LOS ANGELES, CA – Rock The Bells, the global platform dedicated to… Continue reading 2025 ‘Rock The Bells Cruise: A Hip-Hop Experience’ October 27, 2025

Hip-Hop Legend Ralph McDaniels Celebrating 66th Birthday With Concert At Brooklyn Bowl

A celebration is about to take place for a legendary hip-hop purveyor in the city of New York as Video Music Box’s Ralph McDaniels will be curating a birthday concert for his 66th Birthday in the borough of Brooklyn. The concert will take place on Thursday, February 27th, at Brooklyn Bowl. The Video Music Box… Continue reading Hip-Hop Legend Ralph McDaniels Celebrating 66th Birthday With Concert At Brooklyn Bowl

Chiney Ogwumike Named First Female Basketball Africa League Ambassador

TWO-TIME WNBA ALL-STAR AND BASKETBALL ANALYST CHINEY OGWUMIKE NAMED BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE AMBASSADOR The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today named two-time WNBA All-Star and ESPN analyst, Chiney Ogwumike as the First Female BAL Ambassador. The announcement was made by BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall during the Africa Luncheon at All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. Ogwumike… Continue reading Chiney Ogwumike Named First Female Basketball Africa League Ambassador

Kevin Durant Joins Bid To Bring WNBA Franchise To Austin

Future NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, who played his collegiate career at the University of Texas at Austin, is throwing his hat into the ring to help bring a WNBA franchise to that Texas town. According to KVUE, with other WNBA looking to add a team to the women’s basketball league, the city of… Continue reading Kevin Durant Joins Bid To Bring WNBA Franchise To Austin

Shaq Connects With New Jersey Lottery For $5 Scratch-Off Game

NBA Hall of Famer and New Jersey native, Shaquille O’Neal has partnered with the New Jersey Lottery to introduce a new scratch-off game.  The seven-foot, one-inch sports analyst has created, with the New Jersey Lottery a $5 Scratch–Off game with a first prize of $200,000 called, “Jersey Giant Winnings.” The game started on Jan. 5… Continue reading Shaq Connects With New Jersey Lottery For $5 Scratch-Off Game

New Sports Company, Hidden Empire Sports Collective (HESC) Formed To Help Athletes Tell Their Stories

Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) and The Union have announced the launch of a new entertainment company named Hidden Empire Sports Collective (HESC). The entity is the first entertainment division from a film studio to prioritize intellectual property and content creation for athletes and sports. With exclusive relationships with the NFL and NBA HESC was created… Continue reading New Sports Company, Hidden Empire Sports Collective (HESC) Formed To Help Athletes Tell Their Stories

NBC Sports Hires Former New York Knicks Player, Carmelo Anthony As NBA Studio Analyst

Former New York Knicks player Carmelo Anthony, who retired from basketball in May 2023, has been hired by NBC to become a studio analyst when the network starts broadcasting NBA games next season. According to The Athletic, the network hired the potential NBA Hall of Famer (He’s been recently nominated) to be one of the… Continue reading NBC Sports Hires Former New York Knicks Player, Carmelo Anthony As NBA Studio Analyst

NBA Announces Morehouse College, Tuskegee University As Teams Playing In 2025 NBA HBCU Classic

The NBA has announced the participating schools involved in this year’s NBA HBCU Classic taking place on Saturday, Feb. 15. The contest will feature the basketball teams from Morehouse College and Tuskegee University.  The game will be played at the Oakland Arena at 2:00 p.m. and for being a part of the classic, each school… Continue reading NBA Announces Morehouse College, Tuskegee University As Teams Playing In 2025 NBA HBCU Classic

National CARES Mentoring Movement’s 10th Annual For The Love Of Our Children Gala March 6th in New York City

Taraji P. Henson, Tina Knowles, Drs. Yusef Salaam & Iyanla Vanzant to be Honored at National CARES Mentoring Movement’s 10th Annual For The Love Of Our Children Gala on March 6th in New York City   The Gala Celebrates Those Who Have Devoted Themselves to Helping Our Children Heal and Soar at a Time When Black Child… Continue reading National CARES Mentoring Movement’s 10th Annual For The Love Of Our Children Gala March 6th in New York City

Raphael Saadiq Presents the Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Club

RAPHAEL SAADIQ UNVEILS EXCLUSIVE VINYL CLUB ANNOUNCES FIRST RELEASE LUCY PEARL Los Angeles, CA (February 7, 2024) – Today, fresh off receiving the highly-coveted Album of the Year GRAMMY award for his contribution to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, GRAMMY award-winning multi-talented artist, producer, instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter Raphael Saadiq announces the launch of the Raphael Saadiq… Continue reading Raphael Saadiq Presents the Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Club

Saquon Barkley Invests In Financial Start-Up Company, Ramp

Super Bowl champion running back Saquon Barkley has invested in a financial operations platform named Ramp. The announcement was recently made that Barkley, who just broke an NFL rushing season record that the football player invested in the company and starred in the company’s first Super Bowl commercial. Ramp bills itself as a financial operations… Continue reading Saquon Barkley Invests In Financial Start-Up Company, Ramp

Former Jackson State Basketball Player Angel Jackson Becomes First HBCU Student To Sign With Athletes Unlimited

Women’s basketball player, Angel Jackson, who used to play for the Jackson State University Tigers made history after becoming the first HBCU player to sign with Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball. According to Andscape, Jackson, who was originally drafted with the 36th pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces did not make… Continue reading Former Jackson State Basketball Player Angel Jackson Becomes First HBCU Student To Sign With Athletes Unlimited

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