AFRICAN AMERICAN REPORTS

Sunday, March 03, 2019

Black activist says he took over neo-Nazi group to kill it

I promise you this is not a made up story or some crazy movie script. One of the nation's largest neo-Nazi groups appears to have an unlikely new leader: a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it.

Cydney Gillon wins Figure International category at 2019 Arnold Classic

After placing second at last year, Cydney Gillon a two-time Miss Figure Olympia champion came back this year to take first place in the Figure International category at the 2019 Arnold Classic.

Check out this backstage interview with the champ:

Arnold Classic 2019 Figure International Results & Prize Money Below:

Cydney Gillon, $16,000

Nadia Wyatt, $10,0000

Jessica Reyes Padilla, $8000

Natalia Soltero ,$5000

Bojana Vasiljevic, $3000

Sandra Grajales, $2000

Brandon Curry wins 2019 Arnold Classic

Brandon Curry defeated the last year’s winner ‘The Giant Killer’ William Bonac as well as top flight contenders such as Roelly Winklaar and Cedric McMillan to win the 2019 Arnold Classic competition.

Curry, 36, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., had won Arnold championships in Brazil and Australia, but it was his first Arnold win in the United States.

Brandon Curry received a trophy and a check for $130,000 from the from Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Watch an interview of Curry with Muscular Development Magazine after winning the 2019 Arnold Classic:

Arnold Classic 2019 Official Results & Prize Money

Brandon Curry, $130,000

William Bonac, $75,000

Luke Sandoe, $30,000

Cedric McMillan, $50,000

Roelly Winklaar, $15,000

Steve Kuclo, $10,000

Aretha Franklin inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame

Aretha Franklin is among the performers named as inductees to the Blues Hall of Fame.The Blues Foundation announced this year's honourees on Friday. An induction ceremony is scheduled for May 8 at the Halloran Centre for the Performing Arts and Education in Memphis, Tennessee.

The blues and rhythm & blues are interconnected enough that installing the late Queen of Soul might seem like a no-brainer to many fans. But for anyone who doubts that Franklin counts as a true exemplar of the genre, the Blues Foundation helpfully points out that the very first record she ever released after signing with Columbia was a song called "Today I Sing the Blues," and her fifth album was "Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington." In 1980 she released a compilation of her more blues-oriented early material, "Aretha Sings the Blues."

Count Basie and Booker T. & the MGs are also set into be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Saturday, March 02, 2019

Dear Black Boy, a new children's book by former NFL star Martellus Bennet

Dear Black Boy, written by former NFL star Martellus Bennet is a letter of encouragement to all of the black boys around the world who feel like sports are all they have. It is a reminder that they are more than athletes, more than a jersey number, more than a great crossover or a forty-yard dash, that the biggest game that they'll ever play is the game of life, and there are people rooting for them off of the courts and fields, not as athletes, but as future leaders of the world. The same things that make these strong beautiful black boys great on whatever playing surface they choose are the same things that will propel them forward in life: mental toughness, dedication, passion, determination, and effort are all things that carry over into the game of life. With the right preparation, every Black Boy can win. 10% of proceeds from book sales will go to charity.

"I just felt like I needed to write something for the Black kids who had to see or witness these things," Bennett told The Root. “I thought about myself as a kid and the things that [kids today] see because of the way media is consumed. We didn’t have access to as many things that were happening in the world. Now, you see all these things.”