Top National Stories of 2019
December 26, 2019
Top National Stories of 2019:
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
Eric Reid
Former Army Attorney Says NFL Players Have Abandoned Racial Injustice Protests
November 22, 2018
NFL players have largely abandoned both challenging the harsh reality of racial injustice in this country via protest and supporting Colin Kaepernick as the number of demonstrations during the anthem continues to dwindle, according to Kaia Wright, a highly decorated former Army attorney.
Panthers Safety Eric Reid Returns to NFL in Victory Over Giants
October 10, 2018
After nine months of unemployment, free agent safety Eric Reid played his first game as a Carolina Panther on Sunday. Reid has been one of Colin Kaepernick’s strongest supporters when he started the national anthem protests in 2016. The safety knelt with Kaepernick and continue to kneel after the activist quarterback left the San Francisco 49ers. “I know that he said that he wouldn’t protest, it should not have mattered,” analyst Stephen A. Smith said. “This is not an individual that should have been pushed out of the league and denied an opportunity to work.” During the Panthers game against
National Sports Beat (9/20-9/26/18)
September 21, 2018
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Colin Kaepernick Becomes the Face of Nike’s “Just Do It” Ad
September 6, 2018
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has become a member of Nike’s campaign for the 30th anniversary of their slogan “Just Do It.”
Playoff-bound Rams Lose to San Francisco
January 4, 2018
Rams head coach Sean McVay rested 17 starters and allowed quarterback Sean Mannion his first career start in their 43-13 loss against the San Francisco 49ers.
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat 11/2-11/8/2017
November 5, 2017
Notes, and things picked on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.