Magic Johnson

After purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers, NBA legend turned entrepreneur Magic Johnson has set his sights on an African-American entertainment institution, Soul Train. Magic said on the Wendy Williams Show that he has purchased Soul Train and plans on bringing it back to television. Another thing Johnson will be developing out of the Soul Train […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson just made a huge purchase to the tune of two billion dollars. Magic used that money to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball franchise. According to TMZ, Johnson secured the two billion from his investment group, Guggenheim Partners. Though Magic dropped big bank on the baseball team, he is only part […]

Source: Eurweb.com After four decades of being the pop culture flagship of African American life, Soul Train is now on the brink of transformation. Since the death of the program’s creator, Don Cornelius, the Soul Train board is left with big shoes to fill and a vision to manifest. Soul Train Holdings LLC, the entity […]

Where were you on November 7, 1991? It was the fall semester of my 10th grade year in high school and that particular day was going along with business as usual. School was over for the day and I remember being in the locker room getting dressed after another varsity basketball team practice. Someone randomly […]

Magic/Bird, the story of the personal and professional relationship between NBA legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird will hit Broadway in 2012. The play, by Oscar winner Eric Simonson, will be based on actual conversations between Johnson & Bird, who are participating in the creative process.

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

Wayne State University’s Tom Adams Field was packed Wednesday morning to hear the First Lady’s speech on mentoring and the future of Detroit: the youth. Watch exclusive coverage of the event here!