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Mark Cuban runs afoul of the Thought Police

If memory serves correctly, Mark Cuban was one of the people made a bit uneasy by the Donald Sterling auto-da-fe, wondering where the crusade against impure thoughts would end.  Well, now he knows it doesn’t end with him.  Reuters reports:

NBPA Walks Back Sterling Boycott Statements

NBPA Walks Back Sterling Boycott Statements

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is walking back hints by its Vice President that NBA players could boycott the league if it does not do something definitive about Clippers owner Donald Sterling. On May 14, NBPA vice president Roger

Stephen A. Smith: Kobe 'Right' in Trayvon-Zimmerman Comments

Stephen A. Smith: Kobe 'Right' in Trayvon-Zimmerman Comments

Kobe Bryant condemned the reflexive racial response to the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case. Then his critics condemned him as “cornball,” “clueless,” and a “jerk.” TheBlackMan.com offered that the Los Angeles Laker remained ignorant about the controversial case because “Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant Changes Tune: Trayvon Martin Was Wronged

Kobe Bryant Changes Tune: Trayvon Martin Was Wronged

After his comments in a New Yorker profile in which he criticized those who came to Trayvon Martin’s defense before the facts came out just because Martin was black went viral on Thursday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar walked back that

Fight Lawsuit Tossed Against Nick Saban's Daughter

Fight Lawsuit Tossed Against Nick Saban's Daughter

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge cited Alabama’s “stand your ground” law Wednesday in throwing out a lawsuit against University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s daughter, who was being sued by her sorority sister over a fight. Tuscaloosa County

First Black Journalist to Interview George Zimmerman

First Black Journalist to Interview George Zimmerman

On Tuesday evening, the Fusion Network will air George Zimmerman’s first post-trial interview with a black journalist. Fusion Special Correspondent Derrick Ashong sat down with Zimmerman to record the interview, portions of which are already live on Fusion’s website, and