Omarosa goes off, labels Trump racist. Blog King, Mass Appeal WASHINGTON — Omarosa Manigault, once the HNIC of the White House, called President Donald Trump a “racist, bigot and misogynist” in her vitriolic memoir titled “Unhinged.” The 44-year-old political aide also said Trump used the word “nigger” repeatedly during the concoction of his hit reality TV show “The Apprentice” and ...

Moss catchin’ hell from racist fans. Blog King, Mass Appeal CANTON, Ohio — During last week’s NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement in Canton (Ohio), new inductee Randy Moss donned a tie featuring the names of several blacks who were either killed by cops or died in police custody — most notably Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric ...

Trump’s remarks receiving criticism.  Blog King, Mass Appeal WASHINGTON — There’s a war brewing between President Donald Trump and prominent African-Americans. Everybody knows it. But Trump’s history of attacking well-known blacks as possessing “low IQs” has many asking one or two disconcerting questions: 1) Is it merely a poor choice of words? Or, 2) is he a proponent of bigoted ...

Papa John’s owner laments language. Blog King, Mass Appeal LOUISVILLE, Ken. — Better ingredients. Better pizza. Poor public relations. This week’s “I Screwed Up a Good Job Award” goes to 56-year-old John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s Pizza, who was coerced to resign as chairman after using the N-Word during a May conference call with board members and shareholders. John, ...

White lady spanks black teenage boy. Blog King, Mass Appeal SUMMERVILLE — Stephanie Sebby-Strempel, a robust white woman in South Carolina, was arrested and thrown in jail for assaulting a 15-year-old black boy because he wouldn’t leave a community swimming pool. First, Stephanie told the teen to vacate the premises because “he did not belong.” Then she called him a plethora ...

Single Black Female has ‘drama’ galore. Mass Appeal Wire Reports KANSAS CITY – As part of its third benefaction specific to the 2017-2018 performing arts season, the KC Melting Pot Theatre presents Lisa B. Thompson’s “Single Black Female” starring Karis Harrington and Lanette King. Shows are running from February 23rd through March 10th (see details below).  Directed by Teresa Leggard, ...

Popovich says Black History important. Mass Appeal Wire Reports SALT LAKE CITY — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich just made a bunch of black friends. When asked to give his two cents on the NBA’s annual promotion of Black History Month, the 69-year-old Air Force alum did what he does best. He kept it real. “I think it’s pretty ...

NFL players takin’ humongous risk. Mass Appeal Wire Reports DALLAS — Should NFL players stand for the national anthem? The simple answer is “yes” and it has everything to do with finances. For starters, television ratings for NFL games continue to plummet each week as thousands of disgruntled fans have grown sick and tired of enduring pregame protests from Kansas ...

Jemele Hill gets herself suspended. Mass Appeal Wire Reports BRISTOL, Conn — Sportscenter host Jemele Hill, who ruffled feathers last month when she disseminated tweets labeling President Donald Trump a ‘white supremacist,’ received a 2-week suspension from ESPN on Monday for what network officials are calling a violation of the company’s social media policy. After Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ...

Trump and black athletes at war. Mass Appeal Wire Reports WASHINGTON — The war between President Donald Trump and black athletes is gathering steam and showing no signs of cooling down. Just hours after calling for the jobs of NFL players who protest the national anthem, Trump withdrew his invitation to host the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors because… well, ...