One month after NBA player Jason Collins became the first athlete in a major pro sport to announce that he is gay, an NCAA player has also come out. Jallen Messersmith, 20, of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. is believed to be the first openly gay college basketball player. Messersmith, a rising junior, told the […]
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Miami Heat Remember 10-Year-Old Fan Who Succumbed to Cancer
Although Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade lost to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4, they were winners in one family’s eyes. Just before the game, Wade and James learned that 10-year-old Bella Rodriguez-Torres of South Florida had died following a six-year battle with cancer. To honor the Miami Heat fan, James and Wade […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
SE District’s Alleged Kiddie Porn Doc Appears in Ct., Held Without Bond
Robert Paul Dickey, a well-known Washington D.C. pediatrician, was directed to spend Memorial Day weekend in jail following a brief D.C. Superior Court appearance May 23. Dickey faces possession of child pornography charges. As he walked into the courtroom, holding his oversized orange prison uniform up to his chest, he sat down with a slight […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Dwayne Wade Grants High School Girl’s Wish
Pro basketball superstar Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat recently took time out from his participation in the National Basketball Association playoffs to make a Miami, Fla. high school senior’s wildest dream come true–in jaw-dropping fashion. Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School senior Nicole Muxo said she wanted to make her prom memorable. So she created […]
Posted inCommentary
Where Are the Good Men?
Where are all the good men at in today’s world? They have always been around, but seem to be hard to find for some women. The fact is, women are looking in the wrong places. They complain about men more than anything else. Whether it’s about not spending enough time together or sitting around the […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Morgan State University 2013 Commencement
Morgan State University’s graduating class was feted by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who heralded the school’s successes in 2013, then congratulated several stellar graduates for their own accomplishments. The event took place on May 18. It was the 137th time the university had gathered together to celebrate the commencement of students who had successfully […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Grace Brethren Holds a Stay-at-Home Men’s Retreat
This year the Grace Brethren Church of Clinton’s annual men’s retreat was held in a somewhat unusual venue—home. Instead of packing and traveling for the weekend, GBC’s men held a day-long conference at the church April 20. From group sessions to playing basketball, GBC showed how much of a family they really are. The event […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Gardening for Life at Morgan
Morgan State University’s Community Organic Vegetable Garden is back in full flower and is greener than ever this year. The once-vacant land at Chinquapin Run Park, on the corner of Hillen and Stonewood Roads, is being cultivated by Morgan political science majors and members of the school’s Nutritional Sciences Program, along with the help of […]