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The following post was written by Xavier D’Leau, and originally appeared on The Root under the title of “Can We Please Get Some Black Gay male couples on TV?” By: Xavier D’Leau My television raised me. I’m not criticizing my mom here. A single mother, she worked tirelessly to give her only son whatever he […]

Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has empowered his wife Shelley to sell the team. This move is an about-face from earlier news suggesting that Sterling planned to fight the NBA’s punishment for racist remarks Sterling made. Although both sides have been talking, the NBA has yet to accept an agreement. However, the Sterlings […]

  The U.S. Soccer World Cup campaign has appointed rapper and activist Lupe Fiasco to the position of music director for the league. The Grammy Award-winning recording artist will provide an injection of hip-hop beats and lyrical hype ahead of next month’s World Cup in Brazil. 

Last week it was reported that Michael Sam, the 7th round NFL draft pick of the St. Louis Rams and the first openly gay player to be drafted, would be filming a reality series set to air on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network. There was a bit of a stir about Sam’s series, and although there […]

Michael Jackson, who died in 2009, has always been near and dear to my heart. I’ve been a fan for as long as I can remember, with my Aunty Lo-Lo blasting “Billie Jean,” “Remember the Time” and every other hit he made at least twice a week when I visited as a child. Last night, I […]

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has secured the rights to film and televise a reality series that will follow the life of Michael Sam. Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL when the St. Louis Rams selected him in the 7th round of last week’s draft. 

  Michael Sam made history this past weekend when he became the NFL’s first openly-gay player. Now, his jersey is the second-highest seller among rookies.  Sam comes behind Johnny Manziel, and he’s followed by defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles. 

This weekend, a whole bunch of LGBT folk exhaled sighs of relief and then celebrated their butts off. Michael Sam, the former college football player who came out before the NFL draft, was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round. Congratulations, St. Louis Rams. You may no longer be the Greatest Show […]

  To say that  Gabourey Sidibe knows confidence would be an understatement. As an actress that doesn’t fit Hollywood’s standard of beauty, the 30-year-old “American Horror Story” star is the epitome of optimism. At this year’s Gloria Awards, the star gave a powerful speech about self-esteem, confidence and knowledge of self. 

I almost got distracted from the more significant work I was supposed to do with this blog space when I heard that the one and only Oprah Winfrey was seriously interested in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers. I was going to going on and on about my excitement over the possibility. Can you imagine that? […]

This weekend, casual sports fans and those who aren’t fans at all received the rather old news that LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a racist. A recording of an argument that apparently occurred between Sterling and his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, who is Mexican and Black, popped up on the TMZ website on Saturday. The […]

Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, has allegedly been caught on tape making racist comments to his girlfriend, who identifies as biracial.