Last night Black History was made as Lebron James became the NBA’s leading scorer with 38,390 points! Since becoming the NBA’s 2003 #1 Draft Pick, Lebron has remained focused on becoming one of the greatest basketball players in the world. Many of his celebrity friends attended the game in support like LL Cool J, Denzel […]

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This triple play was the 6th in the Texas Rangers team history but that’s not all. Bases were loaded when Rangers’ third baseman Jurickson Profar, caught the ball on a short hop, stepped on third, tagged the runner who had been on third and then threw to Rougned Odor at second for another force out. “Every runner […]

Vermont made history yesterday when they nominated Christine Hallquist, the first openly transgender person to win a major party’s nomination for governor. She will be going up against Republican Gov. Phil Scott in the general election in November. Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter!  The Latest:

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  The Simpsons made television history last night after they hit the 636 episode mark beating out the tv show Gunsmoke.  It only took 29 years to get there! Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter!  The Latest:

Bill O'Reilly disrespected distinguished congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Pharrell has for a long time been someone making notable and sometimes outrageous fashion moves.

The 89th Annual Academy Awards was probably the most talked about event of the year so far (besides Remy Ma vs. Nicki Minaj). The American people gathered around their televisions, phones and computers to escape some of the intense drama happening in our nation. People watched the Oscars this year, following last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, […]

On FOXSports, Shannon Sharpe didn’t hold back when telling Skip Bayless what the deal is with the black community and their history with racism in America. While many people in Shannon’s position would back down from the challenge of laying out such a complex explanation, or possibly tip-toe around it, Sharpe gave him 100% truth. […]

Michael Jordan is trying to make up for the years people said he's done nothing for the African-American community.