Atlanta Falcons quarterback and Hampton Roads native Michael Vick has
accepted a plea deal and a likely prison sentence to avoid
additional federal charges related to a professional dogfighting
operation, according to one of Vick's attorneys. Read more at PilotOnline.com
A collection of black art owned by
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Los Angeles has been
carted off to be auctioned in New York, infuriating local art
historians who want it to remain in California. Read more at Bloomberg.com
What does it take to get Prince, Talib Kweli, Andre 3000, KRS-One, Jill
Scott, Rhymefest, and the late Gerald Levert on one album? It takes one
man: Cornel West. Read more at boston.com
Umpires for Major League Baseball are more likely to call strikes in
favor of pitchers who share their race or ethnicity, according to new
research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Aretha Franklin, Carol Moseley Braun and other pioneering black women will come together on the U.S. Open’s opening night to celebrate the legacy of late tennis star Althea Gibson. Read more at SI.com
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