President Obama is reportedly flirting with the idea of naming NYC police commissioner Ray Kelly head of Homeland Security. In case you didn’t know, as NYC police commissioner, Kelly presides over the controversial, ineffective, and racist Stop and Frisk policy.
Today, federal prosecutors urged for a 4 year sentence for Jackson Jr., and 18 months for Sandi Jackson. The couple were convicted of charges related to the inappropriate use of campaign funds on items like a Rolex, furs, and celebrity memorabilia.
Lauryn Hill has posted a letter on her Tumblr, thanking “family, friends, business associates, and fans who have called, emailed, sent texts, and posted messages of concern, encouragement, and support.”
Lauryn Hill was set to be sentenced today for tax evasion, But Ms. Hill caught a break. The judge has postponed sentencing, and given her two weeks to come up with $504,000 in back taxes.
Over 100 entertainers have banded together to call on President Obama to change America’s drug laws; emphasizing rehabilitation and intervention rather than jail time. Are you ready to see major reform to America’s drug laws? Will the President heed their call?
NYPD Detective Hassan Hamdy, who shot and killed unarmed National Guardsman Noel Palonco (Photo by Victor Alcom) Remember last week when the world was riveted by the exploits of ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner? Many felt that the support of Dorner’s quest to expose the corruption and racism in the LAPD was unwarranted because he killed innocent people. One author […]
Irony is the very people that always claim they do everything by the book and never make mistakes, are the same ones that want to make it illegal to film them. Yes, I’m talking about the police department. In some states the police were trying to use existing wiretapping or eavesdropping laws to arrest citizens […]
Honestly, I have wanted to speak on Rape Culture for a while, but I have remained hesitant for a long time, quite simply because I am a man. The privilege of being a man and talking about such a sensitive subject, from a position of power is one that I, even now, am not entirely […]
At the border in Arizona that separates the United States and Mexico (Photo by Paradise Gray) Last week, courtesy of two incredible organizations that formed in protest of Arizona’s racist immigration legislation SB1070, the Sound Strike and Culture Strike, I was blessed to visit Tucson, Arizona.  Part of the trip was to perform at a arts festival for migrant […]
A federal court has blocked a controversial new Texas voter ID law, asserting that “the state failed to show that the law would not harm the voting rights of minorities. Thoughts on today’s ruling?
Check out this phenomenal articleabout one Chicago pastor and quest to understand and eradicate violence in the Windy City. It’s truly a must read. Nursing Trauma: How One Church is Going After Chicago’s Violence Epidemic By Julian DeShazier Chicago: the only city in the world to broadcast a local network in international syndication (WGN, thanks […]
I was shocked to recently learn about the Oakland, California school board’s 1996 decision to classify Ebonics as the official language of its African American students. At the mere age of four, I was ignorant to the political and social controversy this decision stirred up nationwide. Now, at 19, I can understand the problematic implications […]
