NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Titans continue battling injuries as they prepare to meet the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at home. They’re coming off a major upset Monday night as they overcame a fourth quarter deficit and rallied for a 34-31 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The Titans won despite losing offensive tackle Taylor Lewan and wide receiver Julio Jones to injury once again, and also trying to find anyone in the secondary besides safety Kevin Byard, who had another interception, able to consistently make plays. However they were fueled again by running back Derrick Henry, who’s…
Author: Ron Wynn
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Danielle Pinnock has been quite busy lately with roles in multiple shows. She’s been featured on CBS’s “Young Sheldon,” HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and EPIX’s “Get Shorty.” She’s also had memorable guest appearances on ABC’s “Scandal” and NBC’s “This Is Us.” Now she’s got a new role, starring as Alberta in the CBS comedy series “Ghosts,” which debuted last week. Pinnock stars as a Prohibition-era lounge singer-turned-ghost to life. She’s trying to navigate life as she’s trapped in a modern-day country estate that was recently inherited by two tenants who certainly didn’t…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It’s been a magical year for country vocalist Mickey Guyton, one among a group of Black women in the genre enjoying wider recognition and acceptance. Last Wednesday Guyton got another honor as Country Music Television (CMT) gave her one of their biggest awards. Guyton was cited as “Breakout Artist of the Year.” The event was the 2021 CMT Artists of The Year ceremony. It recognized three singles from last year featuring Guyton. These were “What Are You Gonna Tell Her,” “Black Like Me,” and “Heaven Down Here.” They were released between March and July.…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Vocalist Jonathan McReynolds exemplifies the modern gospel artist in many ways. His music has the inspirational zeal and spiritual lyrical direction of traditional gospel, but enough contemporary elements and sensibility to reach fans of both spiritual and secular music. McReynolds has enjoyed multiple number one Billboard Gospel LPs, won eight Stellar Awards, earned five Grammy nominations and now will host the 2021 Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards (he’s also a multiple winner in that field). It’s the 52nd annual event, and the in-person ceremony happened Wednesday night at Allen Arena. But the show airs…
When Bubba Wallace became the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race last week, he did much more than make personal history. He achieved career validation because there are many NASCAR drivers who never win any races throughout their tenure. It’s the main reason for the points system that awards drivers who finish in the Top 10 because few things in a team or individual sport are tougher than winning an auto race, whether it’s Formula 1, Indy Car or NASCAR. Though he’d previously gotten a second place in the Daytona 500, there remained those who viewed…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Titans get an extra day to prepare for a tough foe as the Buffalo Bills come to town for a Monday night contest. The Titans gave the Jacksonville Jaguars their 20th straight loss Sunday 37-19, improving their record to 3-2 and getting a split of their two game road trip to New York and Florida. They also remain atop the AFC South. Offensively the Titans prime weapon remains running back Derrick Henry. He’s on pace to set NFL records for carries and yardage. At his current game average he would set the record even in…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — One of Black America’s lesser publicized, yet important figures is now getting his own bio. Bayard Rustin was a longtime active participant in the Civil Rights Movement, someone in the forefront who along with A. Phillip Randolph began working on what became the March on Washington back in 1943. Now his life and accomplishments will be highlighted in a Netflix film directed and co-written by “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” director George C. Wolfe, who now’s in the process of lining up its cast. Colman Domingo will star as Rustin alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — There’s a special twist in the current James Bond film “No Time To Die.” It’s not quite the one that some would like, as there’s been a push in some circles to have Idris Elba become the new 007 in place of Daniel Craig, who’s departing the role. However there IS a new OO7 for this film. Lashana Lynch is making history. Her “No Time to Die” character of Nomi takes over the 007 mantle in the new film. Unfortunately, not all reaction to this news has been positive. When news leaked that Lynch…
With NBA camps opening this week, the league would love for attention to be focused on their 75th anniversary celebration. This year a select media committee will name the all-time NBA team, the top 75 players in league history. Who those players will be, what percentage will come from the eras before the trio of Magic/Bird/Jordan, and which foreign players will make the list are the questions that league officials would love to see some media attention given. But instead, the main focus remains on the percentage of NBA players who refuse to be vaccinated. The league announced last week…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — With the Titans facing consecutive games against winless teams, no one anticipated that they would have any problems getting victories, even with injuries that saw their two top wide receivers out of the game. But after Sunday’s 27-24 overtime road loss to the New York Jets now their trip this week to Jacksonville doesn’t look like so much of a sure thing. Besides A.J. Brown and Julio Jones, the Titans lost guard Roger Saffold in the fourth quarter, while both center Ben Jones and tackle Taylor Lewan suffered injuries during the game and missed…