Former Los Angeles Lakers star, Earvin “Magic” Johnson has already added his ‘Magic’ to 20 radio stations he owns; as well as a magazine, part of the Los Angeles Dodgers and numerous real estate holdings. Now he’s hoping to add his ‘Magic’ touch to a new cable network called “Aspire!” Watch out Oprah! The network […]
Someone in the United States contracts the AIDS virus every 10 minutes! Nearly half of the 1 million people in the United States infected with HIV are black men, women and children; even though blacks make up just 12.6 percent of the population. Tuesday, July 10, PBS’s Frontline takes viewers on a two-hour exploration with […]
NBA Basketball Hall Of Famer Eving “Magic” Johnson” will be launching his own television network called Aspire, a 24-hour channel with a focus on what Johnson called positive, uplifting images of African-Americans. Aspire, which will be broadcasted through comcast, will include a mixture of film, music and comedy. Aspire is scheduled to launch June 3oth […]
Former Lakers star, Magic Johnson, now has another title to add to his business ventures! He is now the owner of Soul Train and he has big plans for it! Host and creator Don Cornelius debuted Soul Train in syndication 40 years ago this month! Soul Train is known for always keeping up with the […]
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 […]
Former Lakers star, Magic Johnson, now has another title to add to his business ventures! He is now the owner of Soul Train and he has big plans for it! Host and creator Don Cornelius debuted Soul Train in syndication 40 years ago this month! Soul Train is known for always keeping up with the […]
DETROIT–Magic Johnson said via Twitter that he plans to create jobs in his hometown Detroit. He teased that he will also be making a “big announcement” in the near future. A second tweet read, “Look forward to help putting people back to work in my home state.” Read More At WchbnewsDetroit.com RELATED: Magic Johnson Brings […]
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 […]
I’m proud of my fellow Michigan native Magic Johnson for many things. His accomplishments in sports, business and music are impressive however it’s his tenacious commitment to the fight of raising awareness, cause and treatment of HIV and AIDS that’s quite inspirational. Not only do I believe this, others such as the AIDS Health Foundation […]
