For Wednesday s Game 5 of their first-round playoff series, the Los Angeles Clippers will launch a special augmented broadcast titled, "Clippers Kids Cast." It will be an unique experience tailored to the fanbase s youth, and co-hosted by special guest, 10-year-old Pepper Persley.
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In 1984, the year after her Women’s American Basketball Association championship victory with the Dallas Diamonds, Nancy Lieberman was a reigning champion in a league that folded almost as quickly as it started. In the midst of deliberating her next plan of action to continue playing basketball, Lieberman received word that David Stern, then NBA commissioner, wanted her to come to New York to speak with him. Little did she know she’d be involved in the beginning conversations of an idea that led to the most innovative and progressive women’s league in history.
“I was really nervous,” Lieberman says. “I was sitting in [Stern’s] office, and he closed the door. I was 24, 25 years old. I was like, ‘Why am I here?’ And he says, ‘Well, they’ll fire me if they hear this.’ He sat down and he goes, ‘Nancy, before I’m done being the commissioner of the NBA, there’s going to be a WNBA.’ I just looked at him and went, ‘What are
Journalist Roland S. Martin Exec Produces New Six-Part Digital Series Roland S. Martin Presents We Got Next: An Intergenerational Dialogue, Premiering Monday, April 26
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African American Thought Leaders and Icons Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Chuck D, Rev. William J. Barber II, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., Honorable Alexis M. Herman, Tiffany D. Loftin, Cliff Albright, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Phillip Agnew and More Engage In Conversations Aimed At Bridging Generational Divides
Digital series We Got Next premieres on Mon., Apr. 26 with 84-year-old educator and anthropologist, Dr. Johnnetta Cole, and 32-year-old labor and social justice organizer, Tiffany D Loftin.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Grammy-nominated recording artist and songwriter
Juan Winans is set to release his new urban inspirational single, Never On My Own, with his sister, actress, and singer
Deborah Joy Winans, on May 14, 2021, on DARE Records. The Official Audio Video for the single is available now on YouTube.
Grammy-Nominated Juan Winans Joined By Sister and Actress Deborah Joy Winans for Single ‘Never On My Own’ Never On My Own is a follow-up to Juan Winans No. 1
Billboard hit, It Belongs To Me, with his wife, Lisa Winans, featuring his uncle, Marvin L. Winans. The tune previews Juan s upcoming album,
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Charlie tracks down former Indiana University All-American forward Jared Jeffries for his take on the search for the next head basketball coach in Bloomington, Ind. Jared shares his take on whether Indiana should pursue someone with direct ties to the Bob Knight era, and sorts through additional potential rumored candidates. Charlie and Jared also retrace NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 history, reliving Indiana s thrilling upset of No. 1 seeded Duke in 2002 en route to the Hoosiers national championship game appearance. Those stories, along with Jared s upcoming fishing expedition with long-time friend and former NBA teammate Michael Jordan are all ahead on this episode. Plus: a full look back at a wild opening weekend of March Madness in Indy!