Monday, December 21, 2015

Who had a worse weekend: Odell Beckham or Steve Harvey

This is all in fun people. Both men excel at what they do and simply had a bad day, like many of us do. Unfortunately their bad days happened in front of millions. Both will get over this. George Cook , AfricanAmericanReports.com

Wow what a weekend to come off like a jackass in both sports and entertainment. NY Giants star receiver Odell Beckham came off like a complete fool with his actions against Carolina Panther, Josh Norman. Beckham got three unsportsmanlike penalties costing his team 45 yards with one penalty being for a nasty helmet to helmet hit to Norman's head. His actions and inability to focus on the game cost his team the game. Beckham has been suspended for one game for acting stupid. Watch the head to head hit below.

Then there's talk show/game show/radio show host Steve Harvey and his screw up at the Miss Universe pageant in which he announced the wrong person winning. Harvey announced Miss Columbia when he should have announced Miss Philippines. They gave Miss Columbia the crown, the roses, the whole winner treatment only to have to take it back from her and give it to the actual winner. Steve Harvey quickly apologized but the damage was done. Now Steve wont get suspended like Beckham but about 6 million people saw the screw up live and millions more have watched online. But if you missed it check it out below.

So who do you think had the worst weekend, Harvey or Beckham?

Sunday, December 20, 2015

President Obama weekly address: Top 10 Things that Happened in 2015

In this week's address, the President celebrated the end of the year tradition of list-making with a year-in-review list of his own. The President offered his roundup of the top 10 things that happened in 2015, all of which should make us optimistic about the prospects for 2016.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

North Carolina A&T wins inaugural Celebration Bowl

North Carolina A&T came out on top of Alcorn State in the inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. In the battle of HBCUs between the SWAC and the MEAC champs, MEAC champ North Carolina A&T outlasted Alcorn State 41-34.

The Aggies were led by running back Tarik Cohen who rushed for for 285 yards and three touchdowns.

The Aggies finished the season 10-2 and are now HBCU national championship. Congrats to the North Carolina A&T Aggies!

Thursday, December 17, 2015

New Orleans council votes to remove Confederate monuments

The New Orleans City Council has voted in favor of removing prominent Confederate monuments along some of its busiest streets — a sweeping move by a city seeking to break with its Confederate past.

The council's 6-1 vote on Thursday afternoon allows the city to remove four monuments, including a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has stood at the center of a traffic circle for 131 years.

The decision came after months of impassioned debate. Now, the city faces possible lawsuits seeking to keep the monuments where they are.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu first proposed taking down these monuments after police said a white supremacist killed nine parishioners inside the African-American Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June.

Read more: New Orleans council votes to remove Confederate monuments

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Lebron James surprises Special Olympics athlete

I hate Lebron James because he's making it real hard to hate him anymore. He's helping kids go to college in his hometown and speaking out on social issues. And now during halftime of against a game against Boston he took the time to go say hi to a young man that has overcome several surgeries due to suffering from spastic hemiplegia since birth. That young man was named MVP during a special olympics basketball tournament and is a huge basketball fan. Lebron made his day. watch video of that great moment below: