*As we reported earlier, former NBA player and now broadcaster Charles Barkley has basically come out against the prevailing sentiment in the black community regarding the Ferguson grand jury’s decision to not indict former police office Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Barkley went on Philadelphia’s 97.5 Fanatic radio […]
*We know what you’re thinking. That ain’t Kim Kardashian‘s arse. No way! And right now most of you looking at that really, really wish it was, right? It just goes to prove she doesn’t have the only butt that can break the internet. Nope, Kimmy cakes ain’t got nuthin’ on Sir Charles! BTW, you can […]
*Never one to hold his tongue, Sir Charles Barkley is putting his two cents in as far as the whole “Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks QB) ain’t black enough issue.” If you missed it, last week we ran a story, written by Mike Freeman of the Bleacher Report, which chronicled the trade of wide receiver Percy […]
NBA legend and TNT analyst Charles Barkley appeared on CNBC’s Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo Thursday afternoon and voiced his support for the 6 jurors who allowed George Zimmerman, 29, to get away with the February 26, 2012 murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. “I agree with the verdict,” Barkley told Bartiromo. “I’m sorry that young kid got killed, but they didn’t have enough evidence to charge him.” Though there was some “racial profiling,” in the case, Barkley said, “something happened that changed the dynamic that night.” Read more from Mediaite.com: [Barkley] also called out the media for not having a “pure heart” when it comes to race. “Racism is wrong in any, shape or form,” Barkley said. “A lot of black people are racist too. I think sometimes when people talk about racism, they say only white people are racist, but I think black people are too. I don’t think the media has clean hands.” Despite ...
