By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Octavia E. Butler could not have said it better and the United States of America is currently walking down the path of political darkness. In November Americans will be electing officials all over the country. Whether they be right wing or left wing they had better be the right […]
Read more "NOTE TO AMERICA: VOTE!!!!!!"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Fans are frustrated by intruding politics in their favorite sports bring to light the struggles of African Americans in the United States and Black people around the world. These fans are stating they do not want politics in their sport of choice. The claims of politics became more strident after […]
Read more "NO POLITICS IN SPORTS, RIGHT??"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The United States of America celebrated it’s birthday on Monday, July 4th, 2022. African Americans, women, and other minorities want to know do they still count in the United States. Frederick Douglass delivered a wonderful heartfelt speech in Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852 on what the meaning of […]
Read more "THE CONSTITUTION IS STILL NOT KIND TO AFRICAN AMERICANS"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Your honor, I accuse the American Sports media of character assassination in the first degree! This week, Major League Baseball celebrates the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson entering the major leagues. We also celebrated the return to golf by Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods at the Masters in Georgia. This all […]
Read more "STOP THE BULL!!!!!"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The NFL’s coaching merry-go-round started with Former Miami Dolphin head coach Brian Flores going to court to file a Civil Rights Law Suit against the New York Football Giants, Denver Broncos, and Miami Dolphins, for racial discrimination. An earthquake shook the National Football League from coast to coast. The […]
Read more "The NFL Must Face The Facts"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The Sports media asked a simple YES or NO question. Did you get vaccinated? Mr. Rodgers danced around the question and finally answered, “I have been immunized”. He also later stated that he was allergic to some of the ingredients of the Covid-19 vaccine. O.K. Mr. Rodgers, you should […]
Read more "IF AARON RODGERS WERE BLACK"MEDIOCRITY AND HYPOCRISY Gary Norris Gray-BASN Staff Reporter The National Football League turned the corner of game seven of the 2021 season and very little has changed. There has been a slight movement from 9 Black starting quarterbacks to 11. This number will fluctuate from week to week as these young men continue proving that […]
Read more "MEDIOCRITY AND HYPOCRISY"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter The International Olympic committee seems to be having it out for Black women around the world in 2021 and the evidence continues to mount with the passing weeks. One after another are getting disqualified for the 2020 Summer Games. Black Athletes around the world should be uniting together toward […]
Read more "CALL IT WHAT IT IS"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter Major League Baseball just can’t get this right from the 1919 Chicago White Sox World Series scandal to New York Yankee pitcher Gerrit Cole putting a foreign substance on the baseball on the mound, cheating has always been a part of this game. To add insult to injury they […]
Read more "BASEBALL CHEATING AGAIN"CASEY MARTIN 2005- NAOMI OSAKA 2021 DISABLED ATHLETES STILL BATTLEBy Gary Norris Gray May 30, 2021 Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open because she had issues with her mental health and with being forced to do interviews after matches. The signs of distress were all there, years ago but the sports world ignored them. […]
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