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Dallas Cowboys Make CeeDee Lamb Highest-Paid Wide Receiver In Franchise History

The Dallas Cowboys have announced that they have agreed to a multiyear deal with their star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. According to ESPN, the team came to terms with giving Lamb a four-year deal worth $136 million, effectively ending his holdout. This agreement keeps him with the Cowboys until the 2028 season. A $38 million… Continue reading Dallas Cowboys Make CeeDee Lamb Highest-Paid Wide Receiver In Franchise History

ESPN’s ‘First Take’ Heading To Howard University

ESPN’s First Take program is going on the road this semester and the first stop will be at Howard University. The channel announced that First Take will be broadcasting from several HBCUs when the debate show featuring Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Molly Querin embarks with “First Take on The Road.” The team will… Continue reading ESPN’s ‘First Take’ Heading To Howard University

EBONY HBCU Yard Fest Takes Place on Tuesday, September 24

This fall, EBONY, the iconic and beloved Black-owned media company, will be stomping the yard at Morehouse College for its first-ever EBONY HBCU Yard Fest, a fun-filled collegiate event designed to celebrate and uplift student life at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Set to take place on Tuesday, September 24 from 5-8pm EST, this campus… Continue reading EBONY HBCU Yard Fest Takes Place on Tuesday, September 24

Deion Sanders Partners With BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages

NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is now a co-owner of a Black-owned coffee and tea company that is based out of Des Moines. BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages, co-founded by Rod Johnson and Pernell Cezar have announced that the Colorado Buffaloes football head coach has partnered with the company as co-owner and social change… Continue reading Deion Sanders Partners With BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages

WBLS Celebrating 50th Anniversary with DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! on November 8

107.5 WBLS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH DJ CASSIDY’S PASS THE MIC LIVE! CONCERT FEATURING FIVE DECADES OF R&B AND HIP-HOP LEGENDS INCLUDING CHARLIE WILSON, CHAKA KHAN, BOBBY BROWN, SWV, KEYSHIA COLE, JAHEIM, ANTHONY HAMILTON, HEZEKIAH WALKER AND MORE! THE ICONIC RADIO STATION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY IS POWERED BY SJ PRESENTS WITH THE BLACK PROMOTERS COLLECTIVE ON… Continue reading WBLS Celebrating 50th Anniversary with DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! on November 8

Gary Payton Hired As College of Alameda Men’s Basketball Coach

Former NBA player, Gary Payton has been announced as the new head coach of the College of Alameda men’s basketball team. ESPN reported that the former Seattle SuperSonics guard, who was known as “The Glove” during his professional playing days will be leading the College of Alameda men’s basketball team after being the head coach… Continue reading Gary Payton Hired As College of Alameda Men’s Basketball Coach

BIG FREEDIA Headlines First-Ever Mass Registration of Women for Clean Economy Jobs in New Orleans

BIG FREEDIA to Headline First-Ever Mass Registration of Women for Clean Economy Jobs in New Orleans Special Guest ANI DIFRANCO and Leyla McCalla to Join Historic Free Event Mobilizing 2,600 Attendees for High-Paying Careers in Louisiana’s Skilled Trades and Clean Economy On September 27, 2024, the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, will headline a landmark… Continue reading BIG FREEDIA Headlines First-Ever Mass Registration of Women for Clean Economy Jobs in New Orleans

Lil’ WeezyAna Fest Taking Place on November 2 at Smoothie King Center

LIVE NATION URBAN ANNOUNCES SEVENTH ANNUAL LIL’ WEEZYANA FEST   FESTIVITIES TO KICK OFF NOVEMBER 2 @ SMOOTHIE KING CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS, LA   LINEUP TO FEATURE A HOT BOYS REUNION WITH LIL WAYNE, JUVENILE, B.G. & TURK, PLUS PERFORMANCES FROM ROB49, MANNIE FRESH & MORE       New Orleans, LA (September 3, 2024)—… Continue reading Lil’ WeezyAna Fest Taking Place on November 2 at Smoothie King Center

LL COOL J Releases THE FORCE

GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING HIP-HOP ICON LL COOL J RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM, THE FORCE   ALBUM FEATURES NAS, EMINEM, SNOOP DOGG, BUSTA RHYMES, SAWEETIE AND MORE   LEAD SINGLE “MURDERGRAM DEUX” FEATURING EMINEM AVAILABLE NOW   STREAM THE FULL ALBUM HERE   NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 6, 2024  – Today, Rock & Roll Hall… Continue reading LL COOL J Releases THE FORCE

Football Player Myles Garrett Invests In Former NASA Scientist’s Energy Company

Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett took up an unexpected endeavor when it was announced that he had invested in a National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee’s energy company. Johnson Energy Storage (JES), owned by former NASA Scientist, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, announced that the NFL defensive end has invested in the company.   View this post… Continue reading Football Player Myles Garrett Invests In Former NASA Scientist’s Energy Company

Deion Sanders Recruits Elevations Credit Union To Open Bank Accounts For Children Of Players on Football Team

NFL Hall of Famer and current University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders has partnered with Elevations Credit Union to give eight of his football players with children a bank account and starting them off with $2,121. Elevations Credit Union posted a video of the football head coach speaking to the young fathers and… Continue reading Deion Sanders Recruits Elevations Credit Union To Open Bank Accounts For Children Of Players on Football Team

Charles Barkley Makes First Payment Of Promised $1M To New Orleans Prep School

In May, NBA Hall of Famer, Charles Barkley, after seeing “60 Minutes” feature two former students of a New Orleans school revealing the girls used trigonometry to prove the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem, pledged to donate $1 million to the institution. The TNT analyst reportedly sent an installment of $100,000 recently to the school. According to… Continue reading Charles Barkley Makes First Payment Of Promised $1M To New Orleans Prep School

Keke Palmer’s Saving Our Daughters Partners with Concord Theatricals

Keke Palmer, Saving Our Daughters CONCORD THEATRICALS PARTNERS WITH KEKE PALMER’S SAVING OUR DAUGHTERS’ LITTLE CINDERELLA REPORTERS INITIATIVE The Collaboration Seeks To Inspire Elementary Aged Girls In Career Arts Development New York, NY (August 29, 2024) – Saving Our Daughters, co-founded by actress & philanthropist Keke Palmer, is excited to announce its partnership with Concord… Continue reading Keke Palmer’s Saving Our Daughters Partners with Concord Theatricals

Jim Jones Enters Tech Space With Social Media App SneakyLinks

Harlem-bred hip-hop recording artist Jim Jones has entered the world of technology by releasing a social media app named ‘SneakyLinks.’ After the exclusive unveiling of the app in Atlanta last month at Invest Fest 2024, the On My Way to Church rapper and investor Daniel Gamble has officially announced the public launch of SneakyLinks.   View this… Continue reading Jim Jones Enters Tech Space With Social Media App SneakyLinks

Martin Shkreli Has To Give Up His Copies of Wu-Tang Clan ‘Once Upon A Time in Shaolin’

The Wu-Tang Clan’s album, “Once Upon A Time in Shaolin,” which is currently owned by PleasrDAO was once owned by convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli. PleasrDAO has successfully sued Shkreli after accusing him of keeping unauthorized copies of the album and distributing it without the company’s permission. According to ArtNet, in a case before Judge… Continue reading Martin Shkreli Has To Give Up His Copies of Wu-Tang Clan ‘Once Upon A Time in Shaolin’

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