The Denver Broncos squeezed out a narrow 16-9 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Chargers to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. But that outcome, as well as the game itself, took a back seat to a simmering controversy involving QB Russell Wilson and head coach Sean Payton. Payton announced last week that Wilson would be benched for the final two games of the season, despite the fact that under Wilson this season Denver had rebounded from a slow start to get into playoff contention. Payton said the move was made strictly for football reasons. But Wilson claimed it was…
Author: Ron Wynn
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The NBC show “Found” has taken the premise of searching for missing people in a very different direction. The weekly show starring Shanola Hampton features her leading a team searching for missing people of color. It pivots off a 2016 study showing that missing Black children were drastically underrepresented in news broadcasts. The website Black and Missing was created to address this issue. The show also spotlights the fact that as of 2022 recent studies showed nearly 40 percent of the 546-to-568 people reported missing were people of color. Hampton portrays Gabi Mosely, leader…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Christmas Day launch of the latest version of “The Color Purple” was a huge hit, and as the holiday week extended into the New Year, the film remains in the Top 5 for audience impact and sales. But there’s also a surprise guest in this new version. Almost 40 years ago Whoopi Goldberg starred in the first film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel. She played Celie, an abused and uneducated Southern Black woman whose journey to liberation is at the center of Walker’s tale. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, marked Goldberg’s big…
Fans who savor and appreciate long-form sports journalism and investigative reporting were saddened last week with the demise of HBO’s “Real Sports.” After 29 years, 37 Sports Emmys and a Peabody Award, the Bryant Gumbel-hosted program ended with a poignant 90-minute special. Gumbel, the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year, told the Washington Post he felt the show enjoyed a special place within the sports universe. “I think the show is going to be remembered as a show that tried to do sports journalism the right way and tried to treat fans, athletes, and sports with a…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — A huge event for Music City Black music fans is the 92Q and Analog Soul New Year’s Eve Party, being held this year at the Hutton Hotel from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. It’s being hosted by top radio host and program director Kenny Smoov, and features Will Davenport, The Shindellas, Shae Nycole and Louis York. Kenny Smoov is not only a long time award-winning broadcaster but a decorated Desert Storm Veteran who has earned among other things an Army Commendation Medal 2 Clusters, Army Achievement Medal 2 Cluster and additional honors during his…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Media mogul Byron Allen has resumed his bid to gain control of the various BET networks. He extended a $3.5 billion offer via email Tuesday to Paramount Global senior executives and board. Allen is the founder and CEO of the Allen Media Group. The BET Media Group includes the BET cable channel, VH1, BET Studios and streaming service BET+. The story was confirmed by multiple media outlets, among them Variety and Deadline. Allen has increased his bid from the $2.7 billion he had offered earlier this year. There was no comment regarding the bid…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes held its December meeting and Holiday Bash at the home of one of its charter members, Rosetta Miller-Perry. It was a joyful bliss with the Holiday Bash. Gloria McKissack led the group in the famed some “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” followed by the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Left Right game. Gemme Julie Upkins led an Apollo type game on who had the best holiday look. There was also a brief modeling show from an original by Nashville designer, Doris McMillian. “The greatest gift is the respect and love we…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee State Tigers delivered their best offensive performance of the young season Saturday, blowing out Boyce College 117-59 at Gentry Center. Head Coach Penny Collins had expressed his concerns about shot selection and court judgement in their previous losses to Liberty and Lipscomb. But against Boyce, the Tigers were dominant on both sides of the ball. They shot 62 percent from the field and 54 from three-point range, while holding Boyce to 37 percent and forcing 16 turnovers, good for 27 points. With leading scorer Christian Brown out with an injury, the Tigers…
The NBA and its commissioner Adam Silver didn’t address a serious problem quickly enough or in a decisive manner. Now it has evolved into a major issue, and one that can’t be neatly solved or easily handled. The problem is the behavior of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who last week received an indefinite suspension following his latest on-court incident. Green struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face, knocking him to the court. It was just the latest in a series of incidents involving Green dating back to last season, when he slugged then teammate Jordan Poole…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It’s been almost three decades since he first played the oddball cop Axel Foley, but Eddie Murphy is returning to that role next year. The trailer was released last week for the newest incarnation of the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, which will appear on Netflix early next year. Murphy last played Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop 3,” which debuted in 1994. Netflix also announced that the film will make its debut as a summer release. The trailer appeared last Thursday, two days after the streaming platform teased the film in a post shared on…