By now we are all overly familiar with Don Sterling’s infamous recorded racist tirade which caused him to be banned by the NBA and fined $2.5 million dollars. The “personal” conversation that took place between Mr. Sterling and his “silly rabbit” V. Stiviano has been playing throughout the media over the past couple of weeks. […]
Many issues have been discussed after tapes allegedly of Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks surfaced. Naturally, many are concerned with the content of the recordings but there’s an important question that few have addressed: were the recordings even legal? In many states, it is illegal to record someone without their knowledge and consent. The “NewsOne […]
The letter comes after reports of attacks have taken place at a bar on Cleveland’s west side. In the wake of a series of neighborhood hate crimes targeting Ohio’s gay community, the City of Cleveland sent a letter this week to the owner of gay bar Cleveland’s Cocktail Lounge, claiming that the bar’s […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland EMS workers have been put on alert responding to calls in the city’s Carver Park section. They’ve been told to wait for police before responding to calls there. Thursday, they got an emergency call, and for some reason, a man at the scene became irate and threatening. The man was […]
PAINESVILLE, Ohio – When the emergency siren sounds at the Painesville Fire Department the firefighter/paramedics go running to help. But they say not all of those calls turn out to be dire situations. “We’ve responded to a call where all they needed was a Band-Aid. They cut their finger,” Fire Chief Mark Mlachak said. He […]
Why Texting Is Better Than Calling: He’s Less Likely to Lie to You by HowAboutWe, 9 hours 34 minutes ago By Chiara Atik for HowAboutWe If you’re still in the camp of “phone calls over text messages,” the results of a new study by Cornell University might change your mind… 7 Reasons A Text Is […]
While “Black Twitter” was buzzing on August 1st with birthday wishes to Public Enemy’s Chuck D, he was taking time out of his day to brighten a few others. Released on Public Enemy’s YouTube account, “Notice – Know This” is a song that was recorded as his personal rendition of what Jay-Z and Kanye West’s new popular […]
What are your thoughts? For the most part, it’s been pretty mellow for media super-duperstar Oprah Winfrey. But recently her name was tossed up in an interesting, but not surprising place. Mike Bickle, the head of the International House of Prayer (IHOP) has been calling the talk show host the antichrist, according the organization People for the […]
At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys’ basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis.