Phil Knight (Nike Co Founder) recently appeared on Oprah. He blessed her and the audience with a custom pair of Nike Lunarglide 2′s and everybody got the new Nike x Tom Tom GPS Watch. (Which is a $200 watch by the way). There were only 400 pairs of the shoes made for Oprah, her audience, and staff. WOW!!!

Featuring laces printed with ‘Knight’ and ‘Winfrey’, Oprah’s logo on the tongue and a pic of Oprah’s favourite tree on the insole, Oprah’s pair came in a deluxe wooden wooden box made from a high school gymnasium floor inscribed with one of her pet quotes: “I still have my feet on the ground. I just wear better shoes.” Only 400 have been made, with each lucky Oprah audience member getting hooked up with a pair (cue hysterics.) See it all happen below!

Spotted at Sneaker Freaker

Well… it looks like those cats are back! The Thundercats that is. If you grew up in the 80′s like me the names Mumm Ra, Lion-O, Panthro, Snarf, etc. could only mean one thing… THUNDERCATS… HO!!!!

The weekend’s WonderCon fan convention in San Francisco, Calif. brought attendees — among many other things — their first look at the upcoming ThunderCats TV series revival, which is coming to Cartoon Network this summer from Warner Bros. Animation. Fortunately for those of us who couldn’t make the trek out west, WB has been kind enough to post that debut footage online.

The Fab Five documentary which aired on ESPN this past Sunday set records for the most views of a program on ESPN EVER! Along with the views, it also became a trending topic on social media site Twitter for the evening. If you missed it, here’s your chance to view it online.

Check it out.

The long basketball shorts, the black socks, the attitude on the court, the Nike Air Huaraches, the infamous time out, and the five young African American men who changed the game of college basketball, better known as the “Fab Five.” Jalen Rose, Ray Jackson, Jimmy King, Juwan Howard, and Chris Webber were five University Of Michigan Freshman who went all the way to the NCAA National Championship in 1991.

20 years later, four of them sit down (minus Chris Webber) to talk about Michigan, Duke, the media, death threats, scandel, and any and everything else. This is pretty much what every basketball and Hip Hop head will be watching this evening at 9pm.

Check out this lil clip below to get you caught up too speed.

Because of the Fab Five I BEGGED my mother for a pair of Nike Air Huaraches. I wore black crew Nike socks, and I sagged my basketball shorts so they would look longer. Today these are things that commonplace, but back in 1991 all of this was unheard of. These young men brought something fresh and exciting to the game at the time. Even my mother was cheering on the Fab Five.

This is definitely a MUST see. Make sure you tune into ESPN tonight at 9pm.

Nike Air Flight Huarache from 91.

I caught this video on Kix and the City yesterday.

Few things I found interesting. MJ was playing for the Bulls before he officially finished college. Mike had a LOT of endorsements early in career, and there’s a LOT of politics in the endorsement world, as you can see by watching this clip.

And I don’t know who’s Mikes stylist was but that patent leather jump suit is Ugggggly!

I just found out that my homegirl from the MIA-YO, Miss Juice is interested in getting her own TV show on Oprah’s new TV network. (Oprah has a TV Network? I guess so). Miss Juice aka Carla Webstar shot this video and posted it online. I wanted to share with my Blog readers. I think it’s a great concept, and with all the garbage that’s on TV right now, something that encourages people to be healthy and read sounds great too me.

Here’s the skinny:

“Cooking the Book” is a show that interviews and chats with authors, audience and chefs about the best ingredients of 2 worlds – reading and cooking. During each show, our host, Carla Webster, will interview authors who include food and meals w/in their stories. We will explore the magic of food, the memories evoked and moods that are written into each book and storyline. Most of us treat the meals in stories as background action. But when you really delve into the words within the context of the story, there is a bonus layer of flavor that’s dying to be tasted! I’ve found that the right meal at the right time can make all the difference in the world. Whether you’re a comfort eater or a health nut, food is necessary for survival and satisfaction. This show is meant to inspire you to think of eating in a completely different way. My goal is to merge my love of story sharing and great conversation with my love for food- Because both are nourishing to the soul.

Shouts to the homie Black Daniels for shooting this my way.

The uncensored excerpt from the Boondocks “The Fundraiser” episode which aired 2 weeks ago. Classic.

Season 1 Episode 11 “The Gray Ghost”

“That magic shrine sure gets around. This week, the gang heads to San Francisco and find themselves competing with a group of senior citizens in a car rally. Will this lead to the shrine, or is Miyagi just getting tired of traveling with young people?”