The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP, Leon Jenkins, resigned Thursday, amid continued fallout from a decision to award embattled LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling and a report posted on The Root chronicling a history of Jenkins’ misdeeds since his days of being a judge in Detroit during the 1980s. In a…

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has apologized to a Detroit man who suffers from a rare disorder for making fun of him on Instagram. On Tuesday O’Neal tweeted, “Made a new friend today when I called and apologized to Jahmel Binion. Great dude.” O’Neal followed that tweet with another on Wednesday: “Had the opportunity to…

Kwasi Enin, the New York high school teen who was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools, has made his choice. Before a whole host of national media, Kwasi has decided that he will become a member of Yale University’s Class of 2018. According to the Associated Press, Kwasi explained that Yale had always been…

The revolving lineup of R&B heavyweights keeps coming for the newly Tony Award-nominated musical After Midnight. According to the Associated Press, producers for the show, which earned seven Tony nods on Tuesday, including one for best musical, have confirmed that Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole will guest-star in the revue this summer. The show,…

No NBA owners plan to side with embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the heaviest sanctions possible against the owner, including putting Sterling’s ownership rights to a vote. Without the support of the owners, Sterling would be forced to sell his team, according to the Associated Press, which…

On Tuesday, a Brooklyn, N.Y., man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting to death another man after an argument over a hairweave turned into a full-scale brawl, the New York Daily News reports. Dennzel Holder, 21, was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of 27-year-old Shawn Williams during the 2011 melee.…

Now that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said that he will try his hardest to force Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the team, a potential buyer has emerged: Floyd Mayweather Jr. That’s right the flashy boxer whose nickname is “Money” is interested in forming a group—with himself as a majority owner—to purchase…

Donald Sterling found out his punishment when everyone else did, according to Fox News’ Jim Gray, who spoke to the Los Angeles Clippers owner moments before NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that he would encourage members of the NBA board of governors to force Sterling to sell the team and that Sterling would face a…

Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2:30 p.m: In his first ruling as NBA commissioner, Adam Silver confirmed that the voice heard on both recordings spewing racist hate was, in fact, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and has banned Sterling for life from all NBA events and facilities. Silver will also encourage members of the NBA board…

A group of Rutgers University students is planning a sit-in to protest the school’s decision to have Condoleezza Rice as the keynote speaker at next month’s commencement. According to the Associated Press, some 50 students are set to protest in one of the school’s administration buildings to show their discontent with the role the former…