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The Brooklyn Nets will sign center Jason Collins for the remainder of the NBA season. Collins, who was signed to the team on a 10-day contract, averaged 9.8 minutes per game off the bench in eight appearances since his debut against the Los Angeles Lakers last month. 

Last week, I wrote about Bill Cosby instead of Michael Sam, a potential NFL player, coming out before the NFL draft. Since I do write about football here occasionally, I thought that I might say a word about the Sam news even though the story has chilled. Of course, as one expects after such announcements […]

For the first time in over twenty years and the first time during his presidency, President Obama will nominate a black lesbian for a federal judge position. Staci Michelle Yandle is President Obama’s pick to preside in the 7th Circuit federal court, which includes several Midwestern states. 

Lorne Michaels just played y’all. Just months after receiving the collective ire of social media users everywhere, Michaels announced the hiring of not one, not two, but three black women to the Saturday Night Live crew. Of course, this was in response to last fall’s announcement of the newest SNL cast members, none of whom […]

During a conversation about whether or not there could ever be a gay pro wrestler, WWE Superstar Darren Young shocked the cameraman by responding “Absolutely. Look at me. I’m a WWE Superstar and to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay. And I’m happy. I’m very happy.”

In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, NBA center Jason Collins says a huge weight has been lifted since coming out: “”I know that I, right now, am the happiest that I’ve ever been in my life”

EJ Johnson, the son of basketball great Magic Johnson, was recently spotted by TMZ walking about with his boyfriend. His father told TMZ that both he and his wife were very supportive of his son.

The Pentagon has officially lifted the ban on female service members in combat.

Last night’s election marked a very important milestone. 10 women were elected or re-elected to the Senate, bringing us to a record total of 20 female senators in Congress.

                  While it should be commonplace to study, promote, and protect Black History each and every day of the year, I still find it rewarding to dig into our history during the month of February to highlight those of our predecessors, especially the lesser know ones, to […]

D.C. Pastor Says MLK Jr. Would Champion LGBT Rights  Washington D.C. pastor Dr. Dennis W. Riley has made quite a few headlines this past week with an impassioned series of essays entitled “Gays R Us,” in which he argues for an inextricable link between the the LGBT and Black Civil Rights movements, and asserts emphatically […]

Note: I was so concerned about the rapture on May 21, that I failed to post last Monday. Now I realize that when they said “rapture” all they really meant was that Oprah was ending her show and Chicago’s mayor is no longer named Daley. You can totally interpret such events as the end of […]