Archive for September, 2010

“GIFTED HANDS” HAS HELPED WOMEN ACHIEVE DESPITE MANY CHALLENGES, by Crystal Booker
KANSAS CITY, Mo – On September 18th, at Penn Valley College, the men took over the kitchen and the community came out to see just what they were cooking. The event was a huge success. I had the honor of being one of the [...]

Stacey Mebane, Fashion Editor
TIME TO BRING IN THE FALL SEASON WITH STYLE, by Stacey Mebane
KANSAS CITY, Mo – Happy fall fashion divas and dudes…due to a busy schedule during spring/summer and getting ready for back to school fashion for the kiddos,  I apologize for not submitting fashion updates. But the trends didn’t really change that [...]

A WEEK OFF MAY NOT BE THE BEST THING FOR UNDEFEATED CHIEFS, by Charles Rouse
KANSAS CITY, Mo – Who are these Chiefs?  Certainly not the team we’ve been watching with great apprehension and trying hard to root for the past several years. Kansas City’s season-opening home win over the San Diego Chargers was impressive and [...]

SEX HOTLINE WAS PRINTED ON OCHOCINCO’S CEREAL BOXES, ESPN.com
CINCINNATI – Charity-minded callers are getting intercepted by a sex phone line because of a misprint on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco’s namesake cereal boxes. The phone number is supposed to connect callers to Feed the Children, which benefits from sales of “Ochocinco’s”. But because the [...]

SELF-EMPLOYED SHOW GRIT, COME UP IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, by Denise Stewart
RICHMOND, Va (BlackAmericaWeb.com) – Poverty has tightened its grip on more Americans, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The American Communities Survey estimates that in 2009, 42.8 million Americans, or 14.3 percent, lived in poverty, a number that increased [...]

Alonzo Washington, Crime Fighter
DEADLY SHOOTING RESULTS IN 2 DEAD AND 2 INJURED, by Alonzo Washington

KANSAS CITY, Mo – I told you murders and shootings don’t stop in Kansas City. Four people were shot today and two of them died.  Do you think the cops need help to solve these crimes? You know they do. Yet, [...]

Wayne Hodges, Editor
MTV’S GHETTO REALITY SHOW SPEWS BAD TASTE, by Wayne Hodges
“I like Americans, but they are somewhat monocellular. When I talk with Americans, I often wonder why they are so simpleminded.” – Ichiro Ozawa, member of the governing Democratic Party of Japan
KANSAS CITY – Whoa! What do you think about Ichiro Ozawa’s unflattering quote? [...]

MICHAEL VICK & DONOVAN MCNABB ARE HEADING FOR AN UNFAIR FIGHT, by Jason Whitlock
PHILADELPHIA (FoxSports.com) – This won’t be a fair fight, Donovan McNabb vs. Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, Donovan McNabb vs. his Philly critics. Three weeks into the NFL season, Andy Reid’s decision to ship McNabb to a division rival [...]

CHIEFS COACH TODD HALEY CONDUCTED HIS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE, KCChiefs.com
OPENING REMARKS: “First practice session of the bye week, which is I’ve said is a very important week for us that we continue to make progress. This is not a lot different to me in my mind than some of the things I’ve talked about through [...]

RED RIVER RIVALRY OF OKLAHOMA VS TEXAS IS BIG 12 GAME OF THE WEEK, By Charles Rouse
KANSAS CITY – Get your game face on because now things start getting serious around college football as more teams head into the heat of their conference schedules. As the leaves get set to turn in the northern parts [...]