WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM AND BLUES IN VANCOUVER, PART III

WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM OF BLUES IN VANCOUVER, PART III By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN NEWSROOM VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (www.basnnewsroom.com) As the page turned into 1967, it was becoming apparent that some of the youthful energy had begun to convert…to Soul Power! The kind […]

I BET YOU! (A BASN Black Paper, continued)

I BET YOU! (A BASN Black Paper, continued) By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN Newsroom PHILADELPHIA (www.basnnewsroom.com) Over two years ago, rows of betting machines were lying dormant in parts of Central and Southern New Jersey. After much arm twisting, the road to legal sports betting outside of Las Vegas […]

WAR GAME$ – A BASN NEWSROOM BLACK PAPER

WAR GAME$ – A BASN NEWSROOM BLACK PAPER By Anthony McClean, Editor – in – Chief, Emeritus and Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN NEWSROOM (Editor’s Note:The recent Supreme Court ruling on sports gambling has created a perfect storm of possibilities involving revenue streams, expansion and decrepit work conditions – […]

Nobody Here Named “TOBY!”

Nobody Here Named “TOBY!” By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN Newsroom (Editor’s Note: The irony of this archived piece has never left, and is even more important now… Here’s a REAL look at what is driving the League through “America’s Team” from Back In The Day!) […]

One Night In Vegas: What Howard’s Win Can Do For HBCU Football

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus NEW HAVEN — Now that the dust has cleared from Howard’s historic 43-40 win over FBS opponent UNLV this past Saturday night in Vegas, it’s time to look at what the victory may mean to the immediate and long term future of black college football. Usually, the first […]

A BASN BLACK PAPER: FIVE HOUR APATHY BY MICHAEL – LOUIS INGRAM

A BASN BLACK PAPER FIVE HOUR APATHY By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN PHILADELPHIA (BASN/BASN NEWSROOM): As the seasons prepare to change, unfortunately, human beings are running in place rather than keeping up with what nature stays plugged into. A summer marred by violence culminated […]

A BASN BLACK PAPER: SPHERES OF MUSICOLOGY, PART II BY ERIC G. SATTERWHITE

A BASN BLACK PAPER: SPHERES OF MUSICOLOGY, PART II BASN (first presented August 3, 2014) A BASN Special Report: Spheres of Musicology Part II By Eric G. Satterwhite Mind over matter mind creates matter.. Matter of fact, since matter are facts… Matter manifests my diction – a matter of […]

A BASN Black Paper: SPHERES OF MUSICOLOGY By ERIC G. SATTERWHITE

Spheres of Musicology, Part I By Eric G. Satterwhite Special to BASN “It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you – Without a strong rhyme to step to Think of how many weak shows you slept through Time’s up, I’m sorry I kept you Thinking of this, you keep repeating you […]

The Sod Father (or Anything Goes with Spades ‘N Hoes)

The Sod Father By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor BASN PHILADELPHIA (BASN/BASN NEWSROOM) – From the halls of the biggest money- making not for profit entity in America, the NCAA (aka Not Conforming to Actual Application) it’s time once again for another edition of “As The Twirls Turn.” You don’t need the O’Jays bringing […]