For iPad/iPhone users: I want you to read something that caught my attention this week: “When we have more national championships than we do black…
For the last couple of years, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been accused of having lack of diversity. Now the students ,…
Roland Martin talks with Ron Hasson of the NAACP, about the climate of racism being perpetuated at UCLA including the story about Christian Head, a…
Despite all the talk and the speculation about the possibility of VCU losing it’s head basketball coach, Shaka Smart, to one of those BIG, basketball-factory schools, like UCLA, which had been hot on the trail of the Rams’ mentor since they fired head coach Ben Howland following the Bruins exit from the NCAA Tournament. There’s […]
A new report shows school segregation still exists in the Richmond area. This week the Civil Rights Project at UCLA released a report, “Miles to Go: A Report on School Segregation in Virginia, 1989-2010.” A professor from VCU who helped co-produce the report reveals that one in every three black students in the Richmond-Petersburg region goes to a […]
REAL TALK: Taxpayers Want Music Mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Son to Return His $54,000 UCLA Scholarship
Less than a year after Diddy’s son, Justin Combs, committed to play football at UCLA, state taxpayers are calling on the well-heeled freshman to turn over his $54,000 scholarship to students who need it more, reports Business Insider. In an interview with CNN, education contributor Dr. Steve Perry defended Combs’ merit-based scholarship, saying he earned […]
Rapper/Producer Sean “Diddy” Combs’s son is taking his talents to the football field. Justin Combs, the hip-hop mogul’s son, is headed to UCLA on a full football scholarship. “Today I am truly blessed and thankful to accept my scholarship and give my full commitment to UCLA. Playing division I football was a lifelong dream of […]
It’s tough to think of creative ways to propose to that special someone. But Nam Tran found a way. Trang Vu and her boyfriend came to UCLA to visit their alma mater last Saturday when suddenly, a flash mob of about 200 people spontaneously joined a choreographed dance. For a moment, Vu thought it was […]
Justin Combs, heir to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ throne and namesake of his father’s restaurant chain, could soon be carving his own path in the world of sports. The high school football star has received a scholarship offer from UCLA to play football, according to the New York Post. The young cornerback played football for his […]
