Donovan McNabb says African-American quarterbacks are perceived
differently than white quarterbacks in a wide-ranging interview that
will air tonight on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel." Read more at philly.com
Bobby Byrd, a longtime collaborator with James Brown and co-founder of
the Famous Flames, died this week at his home near Atlanta. He was 73. Byrd died Wednesday, a spokesman for Willie A. Watkins
Funeral Home in Atlanta said. News accounts attributed the death to
cancer. Read more at Billboard.com
Total commitment from our nation's college and university presidents and administrators is needed to bring about a change in the National Collegiate Athletic Association head football coaching configuration. Read more at BlackAthlete.net
Hip-hop has such a negative connotation in some circles that some
people equate it with thuggery or crime -- an unfair depiction that DMC
of the legendary rap group Run-D.M.C. is trying to dispel. Read more at Billboard.com
A Rutgers University basketball player on Tuesday withdrew a slander
and defamation lawsuit she had filed against Don Imus and CBS Radio,
among others, after the shock jock called the team "nappy headed hos." Read more from The Associated Press
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