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Joe Jackson’s 25-year-old granddaughter, Yasmine Jackson, says she was stabbed seven times in a racially charged attack. Yasmine — who is the daughter of Joh’Vonie Jackson, Joe’s daughter with Cheryl Terrell — posted gruesome injury photos and details to Instagram after the alleged attack in Las Vegas. “This woman chased me down and started stabbing …
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A new series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. Look hard. You will have to really examine it. Only with 20-20 hindsight and 30 years of knowledge will you begin to see what was possible amid the rubble. The 1990 Yankees were terrible. No, terrible does …
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With the concourse outside Barclays Center the site of protests this week over the police-related death of George Floyd, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty of the WNBA released a statement Sunday backing the cause of racial justice. “We will work alongside our community – our fans, players, employees and including local law enforcement …
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New York City has been a baseball town since the 19th century. That span has seen countless memorable moments, the majority of which revolve around the longball. Legendary home runs have defined the sport in the city since even before Babe Ruth exploded the dead ball era with his power, and the great roar that …
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The ongoing riots in Minnesota hurt Senator Amy Klobuchar’s prospects for Democratic nomination as vice president, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D., S.C.) said on Friday. Klobuchar declined to bring charges against multiple Minneapolis police officers involved in shootings over the course of her seven-year tenure as attorney for Hennepin County. Minneapolis has seen four …
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Just over half of black registered voters ages 18 to 29 say they have a favorable opinion of former vice president Joe Biden, according to new data from the Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape project, which has conducted weekly surveys of thousands of potential voters for nearly a year. Data collected from April 2 to …
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Wanda Sykes skewered Scott Baio after the “Charles in Charge” star came after her for defending Joe Biden in light of his controversial “you ain’t black” remarks. Baio, a vocal President Trump supporter, blasted the comedian on Twitter last Friday. “Hey @iamwandasykes why is it okay for @JoeBiden to say something clearly racist but @therealroseanne …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Jets. As much as I don’t want to see (Jamal) Adams go, what if the Jets can get …
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The 2020 presidential election is less than five months away. While the news cycle is still dominated by the pandemic and the economic consequences of the lockdown, the public needs to learn more about what is at stake for U.S. foreign policy in the upcoming contest. The Trump administration has taken some high-profile and controversial …
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Former vice president Joe Biden called radio host Charlamagne Tha God a “wise guy” for pressing him on his record with African Americans during an interview last week, which led Biden to claim that undecided black voters “ain’t black.” Biden, speaking in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, said his comments — which went viral …