As the year slowly begins to wind down, BASN will devote the final 12 days of 2020 to look back at the pioneers, contributors, and innovators we lost during the last 12 months. The specter of Covid-19 has been prevalent all year and the sports world was no different.
Read more "Notable Sports Deaths in 2020: January"EDITOR’S NOTE: In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, BASN Newsroom honors the accomplishments of these great athletes and their dedication to military service in a story that first appeared on the site in May 2006. By Tony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus When it was all said and done, they chose […]
Read more "BASN Classics: They Chose To Serve"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter OAKLAND, CA.- Race relations in the United States have not improved since Donald J. Trump entered 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in fact racism has gotten worse since number 45 took over Washington, D.C. In two and a half years Mr. Donald J. Trump has not made a single speech about […]
Read more "LETTER TO AMERICA-FROM A BLACK MAN-CONCLUSION"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter OAKLAND, CA.- The United States of America celebrated its birthday on Thursday, July 4th, 2019. This is a letter to a friend in Southern California to remind her that we are still not free and our history is still dark.The United States of America must find its moral justice before […]
Read more "LETTER TO AMERICA-FROM A BLACK MAN PART III"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter OAKLAND — The United States of America celebrated its birthday on Thursday, July 4th, 2019. This country continues to hold on to some of its old history and continues to fight new political, social, and economic innovations. America fights the truth staring them in the face when it comes […]
Read more "LETTER TO AMERICA-FROM A BLACK MAN PART II"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter OAKLAND, CA.- The United States of America celebrated its birthday on Thursday, July 4th, 2019.This country continues to hold on to some of its old history and continues to fight new political, social, and economic innovations. America fights the truth staring them in the face when it comes to […]
Read more "LETTER TO AMERICA-FROM A BLACK MAN PART I"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Racism has come full force around the world as the Australian Press Council ruled that the U.S. Open Finals cartoon was o.k. It was ok to make Serena Williams look like an oversized kid stomping on the ground having a childlike fit. It was o.k. to make Williams twice […]
Read more "SPORTS, RACE, AND BLACK ATHLETES"By PATRICK FREEMAN AND MICHAEL – LOUIS INGRAM, Editor – in – Chief BASN NEWSROOM / BMN BUFFALO, NY AND PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.basnnewsroom.com) The headline generated more buzz than the damn game – one of the least watched in Super Bowl era history. “PATRIOTS OWNER ROBERT KRAFT ARRESTED IN SEX STING” Audio and […]
Read more "THE ART – OF VENDETTA!"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter “The disabled moment” is a flashpoint in time, when disabled African-Americans become self-aware of their oppression and wake up to what they must do to overcome that oppression. That moment occurred for Willie O’Ree, Wilma Rudolph, and Shaquem Griffin. It also happened for Curtis John Pride and a historical […]
Read more "HISTORY OF BLACK DISABLED IN SPORTS"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter OAKLAND — Major league sports just cannot get this right. On Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day, all three professional teams played with Native American connections. The Cleveland Indians, The Atlanta Braves, and the Washington Football Club all played on Monday, October 8th. Some Americans would state that this […]
Read more "THE ANCESTORS ARE NOT HAPPY"
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