“The Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin and Bo Jackson will be honored next month at the 2013 MlB Beacon Awards Luncheon. Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Franklin and Jackson will receive awards on Aug. 24 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile. As posted by, BlackAmericaWeb.com Read more:http://blackamericaweb.com/150634/aretha-franklin-bo-jackson-to-receive-mlb-honors/

It’s natural to stare in wonder at our greatest athletes and wonder how they’d do in other sports, particularly after a generation raised on the astonishing athletic exploits of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders – Jackson especially. It’s been over two decades since that devastating hip injury destroyed Jackson’s career, but we forget just how […]