APOLOGY REJECTED! (NOT BLACK ENOUGH IN AMERICA) By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN NEWSROOM (Editor’s Note: With the recent talk about reparations, we need to revisit the Dick Dastardly duplicity with the re – post of this column from our BASN NEWSROOM archives over nine years ago…) PHILADELPHIA […]
Read more "APOLOGY REJECTED! (NOT BLACK ENOUGH IN AMERICA), PART I"By Gary Norris Gray, Staff Reporter “YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME”- Herm Edwards stated this many years ago in New York City but the following athletes never got a chance or will never get a chance to prove that they were the best in their sport. These twelve athletes would have broken many records if […]
Read more "MAGIC LAMP, GRANT MY WISH"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 […]
Read more "WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM AND BLUES IN VANCOUVER, PART III"WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM AND BLUES IN VANCOUVER, PART II By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN NEWSROOM VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (www.basnnewsroom.com) As the map of Soul was being established across North America, it was now becoming more aware that those in the know were […]
Read more "WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM AND BLUES IN VANCOUVER,PART II"WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM AND BLUES IN VANCOUVER By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor -in-Chief BASN Newsroom PHILADELPHIA PA and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (www.basnnewsroom.com) Approximately a year ago, Emily Chambers performed at a venue on Hastings Street in East Vancouver. Over 150 well-wishers crammed the venue to cheer for […]
Read more "WHO STOLE THE SOUL? THE DEATH OF RHYTHM AND BLUES IN VANCOUVER"I CAN’T…AND YOU WON’T by Patrick Freeman Buffalo Criterion BUFFALO, NY (BASN/Buffalo Criterion) The most recent Buffalo Bills game had more sub plots than The Haves and the Have Nots, a popular series on the OWN Network by Tyler Perry. The beginning of the Josh Allen era as the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills was […]
Read more "“I CAN’T…AND YOU WON’T”"BERKELEY, Calif. — Interest in plant-based foods has skyrocketed in recent years. According to Baum and Whiteman, an international food and restaurant consulting group, plant-based foods ranked as the top food trend in 2018. And this trend includes a much larger sampling of the population than those who identify as ‘vegan.’ A recent Nielson survey (2017) revealed […]
Read more "Beyond Hot Dogs: A New Online Food Guide for Sport Fans Who Want More"Of Eunice, The “Rain” and Other Things By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief basnnewsroom.com PHILADELPHIA (basnnewsroom.com) All of us should never have heard of Nina Simone. A few weeks ago, that den of dubiousness known as The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame presented its Class of 2018. The […]
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Read more "Wanna “Get Lucky” For March??"By Eric D. Graham, Staff Columnist NORTH CAROLINA — While Hollywood actors and directors ritualistically dressed in all black at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night in order to show their alliance and solidarity for the #MeTooMovement, which was sparked by the alleged sexual harassment, groping, and rape charges against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who allegedly […]
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