via BlackAmericaWeb: CNN on Thursday parted ways with contributor Marc Lamont Hillafter a speech the college professor made on Israel and Palestine at the United Nations. A CNN spokesperson confirmed Hill is no longer under contract. The network did not give a reason, but the move comes amid objections to Hill’s speech by the Anti-Defamation League […]
via CNN: Matt Lauer was fired from NBC News on Wednesday after an employee filed a complaint about “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” the network announced. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of the “Today” show, where Lauer has been an anchor for two decades. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said in […]
A Black man who worked at Yale University got fed up with a stained-glass panel that depicted slavery. So Corey Menafee told The New Haven Independent that he decided to break it. He lost his job and now faces a felony charge. The controversial panel, which shows slaves picking cotton, was in Yale’s Calhoun residential college […]
Getting fired can be very discouraging and leave you feeling stressed and depressed. Here’s what you can do to turn that pink slip into a job offer.
Members of a Georgia church are taking action against the pastor who banned a 103-year-old woman by ordering him to step down, the Atlanta Journal…
David Griffin has been named General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Mike Brown has been released as head coach, the team announced today. Griffin had been acting General Manager since Feb. 6. Brown was hired as head coach April 24, 2013. Griffin is leading an immediate search for the Cavaliers’ new Head Coach. The […]
Sources tell 19 Action News that the Cleveland Cavaliers have fired General Manager, Chris Grant. The Cavaliers have had a dismal first half of the season with a record of 16 wins and 33 losses. Check back for more details as they become available. courtesy of 19ActionNews.com
Bishop Secular says if you haven’t seen your co-worker in a couple days they got fired. When the cubicle next to yours is empty without notice, it’s…
Pastor Rodney Willis, 26, of Mt. Salem Baptist Church in North Carolina, had to learn the hard way that God and Rozay don’t mix. At least that is what the elders of his 109-year-old church think, since they fired him after he reportedly committed a major sin by attending Lil Wayne and Rick Ross rap concerts. Mt. […]
The Cavs have fired head coach Byron Scott. The 52-year old combined a record of 64-166 in three seasons as the head coach in Cleveland. He signed on with the Cavs in the summer of 2010. Cavs General Manager Chris Grant issued a statement in a press release: “I have tremendous respect for Byron professionally […]
Two days after the university dismissed men’s basketball coach Mike Rice, Rutgers has fired athletic director Tim Pernetti, according to an ESPN report. Pernetti came under heavy scrutiny last November for Rutgers’ decision to suspend Rice for three games and levy a $50,000 fine after seeing video of Rice shoving players, throwing basketball at players […]
Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. The videotape, broadcast Tuesday on ESPN, prompted sharp criticism from Gov. Chris Christie, and the head of the New Jersey Assembly called for Rice to be […]
