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: April"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: March"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: February"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"
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