GUNS, JA MORANT, AND THE USA

By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Ja Morant, the star guard for the Memphis Grizzlies was caught ‘brandishing,’ his gun in his car on Instagram. He did not threaten anybody, he did not shoot anybody, he did not point the gun in anger. Ja was just flipping the gun around. A dangerous act if loaded. […]

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STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 PART-I

By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter  The best professional sports tournament began all over North America. As the National Hockey League continues Lord Stanley Cup playoffs, many believe it is the toughest tournament to win. The number one-seeded Boston Bruins breezed through the regular season and clinched the Eastern Conference, breaking records on the way. […]

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NBA BLACK HEAD COACHES 2023

By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The National Basketball Association moved into the 8th decade of history. In 1949 no African Americans were on the floor or on the bench, they were not allowed to be there. That has changed drastically in the past 30 years. This year over half of the head coaching positions […]

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The HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Its Inaugural Class

By BASN News Wire DETROIT — The HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame board of directors announced its inaugural class on Friday, February 24th of 12 inductees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The inaugural class is made up of HBCU basketball royalty.      The founder of the HBCU Black College Basketball Hall of Fame, […]

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THE BLACK CEILING

By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Everybody was giving each other the high fives and back-slapping each other with two African American quarterbacks in the Super Bowl but there is an elephant in the room tearing up all the furniture. The Washington Football Club and the Kansas City Chiefs made it very clear… We don’t […]

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