Ringside Update/ Miguel Cotto’s Last Stand
*I’d like to start this edition of by paying tribute to just a few of the great world class champions that have hailed out of Puerto Rico. Wilfred Benitez, Juan La Porte, Edwin Rosario, Wilfredo Vazquez, Hector Camacho, Jose Torres, Wifredo Gomez, and the great Felix Trinidad are just a few that I will mention […]
Hill Harper & Nate Parker Host 10th Annual Toy Drive & Fundraiser on December 5
*Hill Harper and fellow actor Nate Parker team up again to host their 10th Annual Toy Drive & Fundraiser — and this year the men are joined by a host committee of change makers that include political commentator Angela Rye, popular DJ B Hen, TV personality Vanessa Simmons and iHeart Media program director, Doc Wynter. The charity […]
Michael, Prince and the Pain Behind Being ‘Effin Great’ (Videos)
*(UPDATED)In their 1969 hit, “Everybody Is a Star, Sly & The Family Stone hits on a good point in the lyric Everybody wants to shine. Who will come out to a cloudy day?” A beautiful, beautiful song with deep lyrics that showcase the distinct voices of Rose Stone*, and fellow group members Freddie Stone, Larry Graham and finally, […]
Minn. Cop Sends Racist Tweet After City Council Votes to Give Philando Castile’s Girlfriend $675K Settlement
[videowaywire video_id=”NM9D2Y1NFH2PNY4B”] *A Minnesota law enforcement official had no problem sharing his racist thoughts about Diamond Reynolds after St. Anthony City Council voted to pay her $675,000 following the fatal officer-involved shooting of her boyfriend, Philando Castile. Tom McBroom, a Rice County sheriff’s deputy, took to Twitter saying that Reynolds – who was given the […]
Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris Mourns Death of Her Security Guard ‘Big Rio’
[videowaywire video_id=”YB7TKC00XZQB1DVJ”] *Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris is mourning the death of her treasured security guard, “Big Rio.” The singer and reality star revealed that the hired muscle, who was more like “family,” died on Dec. 2. She took to Instagram the following day to share the sad news. “We lost one of my favorite security guards […]
‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Writer Amber Ruffin to Host Writers Guild Awards
[videowaywire video_id=”BJPM7Y2CNWGH1MG2″] *Amber Ruffin, a writer and on-air personality on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” has been recruited to host the 70th annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Feb. 11 at the Edison Ballroom in New York. “I’m so excited to host the 2018 Writers Guild Awards,” said Ruffin, who writes and appears in […]
Colin Kaepernick Accepts Courageous Advocate Award from ACLU; Named Finalist for Time’s Man of the Year
[videowaywire video_id=”GFWFS30Z3YPTH516″] *Colin Kaepernick continues to be rewarded off the field for his bravery in protesting racial injustice at the risk of his career and livelihood. The free agent quarterback was honored with the Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate award at the ACLU of SoCal’s Bill of Rights dinner, and received a lengthy ovation from attendees, […]
LaVar Ball Yanks Son LiAngelo From UCLA Amid Basketball Suspension
[videowaywire video_id=”Y3CTGV04C4BHXJP6″] *LiAngelo Ball is no longer part of UCLA’s basketball team, or UCLA – period. TMZ reports that his outspoken father, LaVar Ball, has removed his son from the school altogether. As previously reported, LiAngelo was indefinitely suspended from the team after he and two teammates shoplifted from several stores during a trip to […]
Tiffany Haddish Explains How She and Barbra Streisand Bonded Over Cardi B
[videowaywire video_id=”98XG0J0VD0PPTPC8″] *Followers of Tiffany Haddish already know that Barbra Streisand is now her homie after rapping a verse from Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” to the music icon, but the “Girls Trip” standout had yet to explain how exactly the sisterhood was forged and how Cardi B came up in conversation. Just so y’all know […]
Discovery Boosts Stake in OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s CEO Deal Extended Through 2025
[videowaywire video_id=”BPLBDP2DN4SVGM4B”] *Oprah Winfrey will remain CEO of OWN for the next eight years after signing a new deal with its parent company, Discovery Communications. In addition to locking in O through at least 2025, Discovery also shelled out $70 million to acquire an additional 24.5 percent stake in OWN from Winfrey’s Harpo. Inc. “Creating […]
ATL Mayor Kasim Reed Weighs in on Mayoral Candidate Mary Norwood’s Racially Coded Language (WATCH)
[videowaywire video_id=”Y40YDM25810VJ0XY”] *Atlanta’s got 99 problems, and it looks like mayoral candidate, Mary Norwood, might just be one of them! Last week, Rolling Out got hold of a jaw-dropping audio recording where Norwood used racially coded language during a Buckhead Young Republicans meeting back in June 2017. After urging people not to record the conversation, […]
Trump’s Virtual Lily-White Court Picks Are a Judicial Horror
[videowaywire video_id=”Z36CBW361TZJCFCM”] There was little surprise at the news that Trump is packing the federal judiciary with as many white, conservative males as he can dig up. His anti-diversity federal judgeship count is indeed gruesome. To date, he has deemed only one black and one Hispanic worthy of a bench appointment. Three decades ago Reagan […]
Sheriff’s Deputy Suing R. Kelly for Having Affair with His Wife and Ruining His Marriage
[videowaywire video_id=”5QWR3S0KJYQ0PPXC”] *The Pied Pedo of R&B is being sued for allegedly being a homewrecker. According to reports, a Mississippi sheriff’s deputy is suing R. Kelly for breaking up his marriage. Kelly has responded to the lawsuit, arguing that the deputy himself has had affairs, along with a love child. Hinds County sheriff deputy Kenny Bryant sued Kelly […]
Trey Songz, Yo Gotti, 76ers Show Support for Meek Mill at JAY-Z’s Philly Concert (Video)
[videowaywire video_id=”Q6PP1X399ZBY5GT1″] *JAY-Z continued to call for the release of Meek Mill during his tour stop Friday (Dec. 1) in the jailed rapper’s hometown of Philadelphia. In November, Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for reportedly violating his probation – a sentence that supports have labeled excessive. Thousands have signed […]
ESPN’s Holly Rowe Says Chance the Rapper’s Music Got Her Through Chemo
[videowaywire video_id=”GB28700FSPCFLXZ7″] *ESPN reporter Holly Rowe, who has been with the cable sports channel since 1998, was diagnosed with cancer back in February 2016. After rounds of chemotherapy, she had surgery to remove tumors in her chest and right arm before she returned to work. Holly was cleared in remission until earlier this year. The […]
