Sports are back! The NBA, MLB, WNBA all returned to their respective “arenas” after a long layoff due to the COVID 19 pandemic. To the chagrin of the “shut up and dribble” crowd, the athletes of these sports stand with black lives matter. Now before you get all “BLM is a Marxist organization!” on me,…
Game show pimp and self admitted one-percenter, Chuck Woolery made some news today by earning an “atta-boy” retweet from Donald Trump. It was a real love connection. A true Member’s Only man meeting a Debbie Gibson wanna-be moment. The Wheel of Fortune flunky recently went on a Twitter rant about the big COVID-19 conspiracy. Essentially…
As I sit here on July 4, 2020 I’m not feeling it. It’s just another Saturday in my book. We could have invited our friends and family over to responsibly celebrate this day in the era of the novel Coronavirus, but why? What’s there to celebrate when not only are our black and brown people…
Yesterday I woke to my coffee and had a premonition: “I don’t want to open the news today.” It was one thing, wasn’t it, when social media was just noodle lunches and puppies, and the day’s news didn’t threaten to devastate. I had a rare, pleasant evening, and didn’t want to break the spell. But…
First, let me start by saying there is no reason for you to listen to what I have to say. The movement of change is well underway with protests all around the country on a continuous basis. There are great leaders in every city who have organized and mobilized people to speak and march against…
A few weeks ago our writer Croix Clayton caught up with Minneapolis blogger, podcaster, and DIY chef, Mecca Bos for some summer cooking playlist suggestions. The world has since changed with murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. After weeks of protests much change is still needed, and Loud News Net will use our platform…
The Boondocks is one of the most revolutionary shows of my generation. It first aired in November 2005 and ran through June 2014. The show’s creator Aaron McGruder addressed race issues head-on and perhaps like no other show before it. The adventures of domestic terrorist Huey Freeman, his brother Riley, and Grandpa led to some…
When I started this Loud News Net, I kind of made a promise to stay out of the political arena. However, after the presidential ineptitude, I’ve witnessed over the past week I no longer can keep that promise. In fact, I don’t even think this is a political issue as much as it is a…
Summer is here, and if you’re cooking or BBQing at home, you need a hot playlist for that hot kitchen! As always, Loud News Net has you covered with Mecca Bos’ summer hip hop cooking playlist on Spotify. Upbeat Cooking Music – Food and Hip Hop belong together “A cooking playlist is different from a regular…
A couple of weeks ago I was going to write an article about the Ahmaud Arbery murder in Georgia. I was disgusted by the video, the delay in the arrest, and the murder of an unarmed innocent man. I didn’t. I’m not sure why? Maybe it was I didn’t want to come across as exploiting…
