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No Pork on His Fork, and 5 Other Things You Didn’t Know About Cam Newton
Cam Newton lives his life out loud. His dress, dance and exuberance for a game he’s been playing since he was a child are evident every time he steps on the field. He lives for these moments. It’s as...
View ArticleA BASN BLACK PAPER: 14 DAYS OF CAM, PART XII – THE PROTOTYPE AND THE PRIVILEGED
14 DAYS OF CAM, PART II By Tony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus BASN EDITOR’S NOTE: With Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California approaching, we here at BASN will be commemorating the...
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Beyoncé Treats Fans to New Music Video
Beyoncé grabbed music’s center stage on Saturday when she surprised her fan by releasing “Formation (Dirty),” a hot new single and accompanying music video.
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White Supremacist Pleads Guilty in Plot to Attack Churches and Synagogues
A Virginia man admitted to a judge that he planned to attack black churches and synagogues in the hope of triggering a race war.
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Chicago Cop Who Fatally Shot Quintonio LeGrier Sues Teen’s Estate
The white policeman who fatally shot 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and a neighbor claims that the incident traumatized him and so he filed a $10 million lawsuit Friday against the teen’s estate, the...
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A BASN BLACK PAPER: 14 DAYS OF CAM, PART XIII – RACE
14 DAYS OF CAM, PART XIII – RACE! By Tony McClean, Editor-In-Chief Emeritus BASN EDITOR’S NOTE: With Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California approaching, we here at BASN will be...
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Texas Tabloid Threatens to Publish Cops’ Addresses After Unarmed Black Man...
A San Antonio tabloid is threatening to publish the names and addresses of police officers in the San Antonio Police Department in response to a recent officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed...
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Running Back Marshawn Lynch Hasn’t Spent a Penny of His NFL Money
If this is the last year that Marshawn Lynch will have played football, he will have a nice nest egg to retire with as it is rumored that “Beastmode” hasn't spent one penny of the reportedly $49.7...
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NYC Man Researched Miscarriages Before Pregnant Girlfriend Was Attacked by...
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man reportedly researched some two dozen variations of "Can being hit in the stomach cause a miscarriage?" mere months before he and an accomplice allegedly attacked his very pregnant...
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Nancy Regan Dead at 94
Former first lady Nancy Reagan died today in Bel-Air, Calif., according to reports. She was 94 years old.
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Photo Showing 3 Pa. High School Students Dressed as KKK Resurfaces on Web
A photo showing three Pennsylvania high school students dressed in Ku Klux Klan outfits resurfaced on social media, and once again, has the superintendent of the Upper Darby, Pa., school district...
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BET Honors 2016, a Celebration of Black Excellence: Lee Daniels, Patti...
On Saturday, some of the biggest names in entertainment, business and politics gathered together in Washington D.C. at the Warner Theater to honor black excellence at the 2016 BET Honors. The initial...
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Sterling K. Brown on Playing Christopher Darden, the Man We Called ‘Uncle...
Sterling K. Brown in his role as Christopher Darden has been one of the unexpected delights of FX’s captivating hit, The People v. O.J. Simpson. Previously, the St. Louis native and Stanford alum, who...
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Colin Powell Slams GOP Candidates for ‘Junior High School Tricks’ and...
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has some choice words for the Republican Party, saying, "We have to become more respectful of each other," NPR reports.
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Watch: Cincinnati Man Slammed Into Wall and Arrested for ‘Jaywalking’
The Cincinnati Police Department is investigating a videotaped pedestrian arrest that took place Feb. 6.
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Missionary From Okla. Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing...
An Oklahoma native was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday after being convicted of sexually abusing Kenyan orphans, the Associated Press reports.
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Free of Prison, Shaka Senghor Looks Back on a Life of Violence, Trauma and...
Detroit native Shaka Senghor is a rare voice in the fight against mass incarceration and extreme violence in many black communities. The onetime drug dealer, who was shot at age 17 and sentenced to 40...
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Bernie Sanders’ ‘Ghetto’ Gaffe Gave Clinton Supporters the Ammunition They...
Before the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich., Sunday, critics of presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed that he didn’t have an intersectional, socioeconomic racial analysis.
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Justice Department Won’t File Charges Against NYC Cop Who Fatally Shot...
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday that there would be no grand jury and therefore no federal charges against the New York City police officer who fatally shot...
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