Wednesday, April 09, 2014

The 4 African American coaches to win NCAA Basketball Tournament championship.

First let me say congratulations to Kevin Ollie and the UConn Huskies for winning their fourth national championship by beating Kentucky 60-54. Not much was made of Kevin Ollie's race ( that's a good thing ) but that's because of those African American coaches that paved the way for him. Do you know who the other three black coaches to win NCAA national titles are? Find out below:

John Thompson: Georgetown Hoyas.

Thompson and his Hoyas beat Houston 84-75 in 1984 to win Georgetown's first national championship. The Hoyas would return to the national championship game the next year and lose in a classic game against Villanova.

Nolan Richardson: Arkansas Razorbacks.

Nolan Richardson would would the NCAA title in 1994 when his Razorbacks defeated Louisville 82-70. Nolan Richardson would get his team back to the final game in 1995 and lose to UCLA.

Tubby Smith: Kentucky Wildcats.

Tubby Smith would lead the Wildcats to a national championship in 1998 by beating Utah 78-69. The team would make the Elite Eight the next year.

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Jonathan Fleming, an innocent man freed after 24 years in prison.

A wrongfully convicted Brooklyn man, Jonathan Fleming is free after spending two decades behind bars for murder. Watch his story below:

Monday, April 07, 2014

Body of Teleka Patrick believed to have been found.

[ SOURCE ] The body discovered early Sunday by a fisherman in an Indiana Lake is believed to be missing Kalamazoo Dr. Teleka Patrick, says Jim Carlin, a private investigator hired by her family to assist in the search.

However, Carlin stressed that police have not yet identified the body discovered in Lake Charles in Porter, Ind. around 7:10 a.m. and that his statements only reflect his beliefs.

"That's my position," Carlin said in relation to the identity of the body. "Obviously the family wants to have it confirmed with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office."

A press release issued by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office around 2:30 p.m. confirmed a body was found in the lake around that investigators searched as recently as April 1 without finding any clues as to Patrick's disappearance. The release states the identity of the body is currently unknown and Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas said there will be no further comment at this time.

According to a news release issued by Indiana State Police, the body pulled from the lake by members of its SCUBA team was a woman dressed in dark pants and a dark top. An autopsy is scheduled for later this week.

Indiana State Police Sgt. Rick Strong confirmed a body was found Sunday morning on the south side of the lake floating in the water, but said the identity cannot be confirmed until an autopsy is conducted.

"I don't know who was saying she was found," Strong said. "We have not identified her yet."

However, when asked if the body was Patrick's, Strong said it was "a possibility."

"It's what we told (Patrick's) family out of courtesy, is it possible," Strong said. "That's why we called them. But until we do the autopsy, we can't say it's her."

Obamacare 'accomplishing goal,' U.S. uninsured drops to six-year low

I guess the republicans/conservatives who promised doom and gloom will have to now explain why there was no apocalypse and the world did not explode because of the Affordable Care Act...LOL. George Cook AAReports.com

The percentage of Americans without health insurance dipped to its lowest in nearly six years due in part to U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, commonly known as Obamacare, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday.

Some 15.6 percent of Americans lacked health insurance in the first three months of 2014, down from a high of 18 percent in late 2013, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey.

'Obamacare' appears to be accomplishing its goal of increasing the percentage of Americans with health insurance coverage," the report said.

Black and low-income Americans saw some of the most pronounced drops in the uninsured rate, with declines of more than 3 percentage points.

Read more here: Obamacare 'accomplishing goal,' U.S. uninsured drops to six-year low: poll

Lt. Gen. Darren McDew to lead Air Mobility Command



Lt. Gen. Darren McDew is slated to take over the Air Mobility Command from Gen. Paul Selva, President Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Transportation Command, military sources say.

McDew is currently commander of the 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command's sole war fighting numbered force, where he oversees 39,000 active-duty Airmen, Reservists and civilians and approximately 1,300 aircraft. He assumed this role in August 2012.

18th Air Force is responsible for providing rapid, mobility and sustainment for armed forces through airlift, aerial refueling, aero medical evacuation.

Gen. McDew was commissioned in 1982 following graduation from Virginia Military Institute. He began his career at Loring Air Force Base, Maine. His staff assignments include serving as a member of the Air Force Chief of Staff Operations Group, serving as an Air Force aide to President Bill Clinton from 1994-1996 and as a Senate liaison for the service.

The general is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in a variety of aircraft.