There’s a gender gap everywhere–from corner offices to street corners, women are often faced with not having the same value as men, thus we get…
Protest supporters are shocked by news that two leaders of the New Black Panther Party in Ferguson reportedly had plans to kill St.Louis County prosecutor,…
Former NBA and Atlanta Hawks star Mookie Blaylock was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday (October 27) after pleading guilty to killing a mother of five in a May 2013 car crash. Blaylock chose to plead guilty rather than face a jury. Blaylock was sentenced for vehicular homicide and other charges in the death […]
Atlanta Hawks legend and NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins has been named as Special Advisor to team CEO Steve Koonin. Wilkins signed a long-term contract and will also continue his team role as Vice President of Basketball. The news comes on the heels of the Hawks officially announcing that a statue of Wilkins will […]
Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin has released an open letter of apology to fans, the team and the city of Atlanta, saying the organization “did not do the right thing” to address and correct racially insensitive words and innuendos “over a period of years.” The apology follows Hawks general manager Danny Ferry taking an indefinite […]
Atlanta Hawks and NBA legend Dominique Wilkins is reportedly extremely interested in owning the Hawks, reports TMZ. Wilkins already holds a front office job with the Hawks and has been pre-approved for ownership by the NBA. He also does commentary for locally televised Hawks games. The former basketball great has reportedly partnered with a well-known businessman […]
Atlanta’s civil rights leaders staged a sit in inside Philips Arena this morning (September 10) after Atlanta Hawks executives canceled a meeting with the group. The civil rights leaders were supposed to be meeting with Hawks CEO Steve Koonin Wednesday to discuss the recent controversy surrounding the Hawks and co-owner Bruce Levenson, who is selling […]
Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry has issued a statement apologizing for comments he made to the team’s ownership group in June when the organization pursued Luol Deng as a free agent. The comments from Ferry, where he referred to Deng, who is Sudanese, as someone who has “a little African in him,” led to […]
Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson is selling his controlling share in the NBA team after some racial comments he made have come to light. Yet another NBA team owner has been thrust into the spotlight for racist remarks. An email that Bruce sent just over two years ago went public. In it he expressed his […]
Thanks to CNN we have part of the transcript from the Donald Sterling interview with Anderson Cooper which will air Monday night at 8 PM ET. We figured we’d share it just in case you needed some comic relief to start off the new week and we promise you this thing is COMEDY!! Take a […]
 Usually on The Lookout I share my views on at least five stories concerning Black folks in the media but this week, all anybody…
NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the punishment for Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling at a press conference today at NBA headquarters in New York City. As we previously reported, Sterling is under fire for allegedly making racist comments in a phone call to his girlfriend V. Stiviano. After an investigation conducted by the NBA, […]
