By Franklin Akil Fudail, Publisher of The Muskegon Tribune In 2016 Colin Kaepernick started warning the country in a peaceful way about the problem of excessive police force against Black Americans. His goal was to encourage leaders to take pro-active measures, so as a country we could stop excessive abuse of citizens and avoid the […]
By Andre Courtemanche Tribune Contributing Reporter Las Vegas – Valentine’s Day is meant to be spent with your one true love and that’s exactly what Muskegon native Raeese Aleem did this year. Known in fight circles as “The Beast,” the undefeated (16-0, 10 KOs) 122-lb boxer spent his February 14 at the 2300 Arena in […]
A Grand Valley State University football coach was suspended after saying he would have dinner with Adolf Hitler and praised the Nazi dictator’s leadership in an interview with a college newspaper. Morris Berger was hired as Grand Valley State University’s football offense coordinator on January 20. Three days later, he gave an interview to the […]
President Donald J. Trump says he understands there is a valid reason NFL players were protesting and he wants to be part of the solution. During a press briefing ahead of his G7 meeting, Trump said he knows many NFL players have “seen a lot of abuse, they’ve seen a lot of unfairness”. He then […]
“New Leagues is Sanctioned and Supported By Major League Baseball” Muskegon County –Muskegon’s summer collegiate baseball team, the Muskegon Clippers, has been officially accepted into the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL) will have 15 teams in three divisions and features collegiate players from Division 1 colleges from around […]
By Mark Vasto Jordan Has Spoken — It was less than a year ago that Kareem Abdul Jabbar mentioned that Michael Jordan chose “commerce over conscience,” failing to comment on the social issues we face in America. Welcome to this week’s sports column. It’s time to let the man have his say, which he did […]
Muskegon County – The local and national champion Muskegon Mustangs minor league semi-pro football team is playing at home tonight July 30, 7:00pm at Oakridge High School. They will take on the Flint Fury. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for kids 13 to 17 and 12 and under are free! For more information, visit www.muskmustangs.com
By Mark Vasto A Rose by Ichiro’s Name Pete Rose follows me on Twitter now, or at least he retweeted something I wrote about him, and that’s good enough for me. I’m also friends on Facebook with Jenny Mollen and Willie Nelson, and depending on which generation you talk to, nobody knows anyone I just […]
Muskegon County – It’s official. Basketball is taking over downtown Muskegon today. The two day event(July 23 & 24) is taking place on Morris Street. After several years, Muskegon has decided to bring Americas Original 3 on 3 basketball tournament back. The reason Muskegon decided to join the Gus Macker is because it’s a community […]
JONATHAN MARTIN and ALAN RAPPEPORT Maggie Haberman, Trip Gabriel and Yamiche Alcindor contributed reporting. Democrats arrived at their nominating convention on Sunday under a cloud of discord as Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, abruptly said she was resigning after a trove of leaked emails showed party officials conspiring to sabotage […]