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This week I posted a vlog on Oscar Grant and what my source claims is an autopsy where crack cocaine was found in his body. Here is an update and what happened when SF Chronicle's Phil Bronstein picked up the story. First my source said the following: 1) The shooting was an accident, and not a racist hit. There are officers who have taken such actions but not like that. They would make it look like a random murder. 2) My source thinks that what happened to Grant was shameful, contrary to what some commenters have written. The vlog was picked up by San Francisco Chronicle Executive Vice President and Editor-At-Large Phil Bronstein on his "Bronstein At Large" blog, and who focused on the idea that drugs may have been planted on Grant. My source insists that was not the case; they were there in Grant already. For some reason, Bronstein's post was removed and when I emailed to learn why got a response from Zoe Stagg , the star of Citizen Sugar, who told m...

NFL Denies Zennie62Media Inc 2026 NFL Draft Media Creds After 20 Years Of YouTube Tech By Black Firm NFL Denies Zennie62Media 2026 NFL Draft Media Credentials After 20 Years Of YouTube Innovation By Zennie Abraham’s Black-Owned Firm The sad news that came from the NFL Media Department and for the first time regarding the NFL Draft in 20 years of coverage was written like this: We have received your request for accreditation to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate your request. Please note that media access for the 2026 NFL Draft is limited and media accreditation decisions are based on several factors. Among the most important is the measurable audience reached by the applying organization. Significant emphasis is also placed upon the amount of coverage an organization provides an NFL club on a regular basis. There is a large media contingent that cover NFL teams each week throughout the season in addition to devoting significant resources thr...

NFL Denies Zennie62Media Inc 2026 NFL Draft Media Creds After 20 Years Of YouTube Tech By Black Firm NFL Denies Zennie62Media 2026 NFL Draft Media Credentials After 20 Years Of YouTube Innovation By Zennie Abraham’s Black-Owned Firm The sad news that came from the NFL Media Department and for the first time regarding the NFL Draft in 20 years of coverage was written like this: We have received your request for accreditation to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate your request. Please note that media access for the 2026 NFL Draft is limited and media accreditation decisions are based on several factors. Among the most important is the measurable audience reached by the applying organization. Significant emphasis is also placed upon the amount of coverage an organization provides an NFL club on a regular basis. There is a large media contingent that cover NFL teams each week throughout the season in addition to devoting significant resources thr...

This blogger felt it necessary to add a post regarding the issue of being blocked from posting at SFGate.com and, according to the emails and exchanges received, due to the Rick Perry blog posts, and the new SFGate.com Executive Director Alana Nguyen's fear that the take presented, and the way it was presented might "get them sued."   (And for the record, my blog posts and videos about LGBT issues have always been consistent and supportive of the LGBT political community.) First, thank you to the many people who have chimed in with words of support.  The news is that there has been no impact on revenues generated by Zennie62Media properties in the wake of the SFGate.com action. Indeed, only 3 percent of total video view come from blog posts, and about half of the video views are from return visitors. And while the full list of sources of views will not be revealed here, of late, SFGate.com's impact has been minimal at best. And for those who haven't seen it, h...