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Anderson Paak’s ‘Malibu’ Album Brings Warm Vibes to Ease the Cold of Winter
By Sam Fleming At a time when many say that R&B is dying, Anderson Paak is proof that the musical genre is alive and well. With his latest album Malibu, Paak sings over relaxing piano melodies, lazy drum fills and funky baselines, while painting a picture of his life.
The Underlying Discomfort With Cam Newton’s Blackness
I’ve been intrigued by black quarterbacks for as long as I’ve been a fan of football. For me, the golden age was when I first picked up the sport in the early 2000s and Donovan McNabb and Daunte Culpepper were two of the best players in the game. Today, that space is filled by a handful […]
It Matters That the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Cast Wasn’t Invited to the Oscars
Pretty much everyone already expected the Dolby Theatre to be full of white faces on Feb. 28 for the 88th Academy Awards. There barely being any people of color in the award nominees and the resulting boycotts and public criticisms of the Academy by those same forgotten faces made that pretty clear. But, due to […]
Study Shows New HIV Findings That Could Lead to a Cure
In recent years, there has been augmented progress in finding a vaccine and functional cure for HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus.
The Game Donates $1 Million to Flint, Michigan
Musicians are truly stepping up their game when it comes to giving support for Flint, Michigan citizens. The Game is the newest rapper to give money or supplies to the city with lead-contaminated water. According to the Michigan Chronicle, the rapper has donated $500,000 of his money during their crisis. He has also said that […]
B.o.B Has Some Different Opinions about the Shape of the Earth
In recent Hip-Hop related news, the rapper B.o.B has challenged the scientific idea that the Earth is round.
Six Phoenix High School Seniors Suspended A Week For Spelling “Ni**er” on Shirts
The original plan was for Desert Vista High School seniors to come together while wearing black t-shirts decorated in gold tape to spell out a perfectly innocent phrase, “BEST*YOU’VE*EVER*SEEN*CLASS*OF*2016.” But there was apparently an additional plan among six of those students to get together for a picture of their own.
Stars Are Boycotting the Oscars But it Will Take More to Fix Hollywood
Many thought the lack of diversity in the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 and the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign that followed would be a sufficient wake up call. The last thing that anyone expected was that the 88th Academy Awards would take a major step in the wrong direction when it was already so far behind.
Protestor Holds “Resign Rahm” Sign At Conference
On Wednesday, January 20, a young Black woman protestor, looking for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, disrupted a news conference at the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.
Daniel Holtzclaw Sentenced to 263 Years in Prison
The former Oklahoma City police officer, Daniel Holtzclaw, has been sentenced to 263 years in prison on Thursday, which was a month after he was convicted of rapes and other sexual offenses that occurred while he was working.
Idris Elba Explains Black Actor’s Struggle in the UK
With all of the conversation surrounding the lack of support that Hollywood has for black actors and actresses, especially during award season (see: #OscarsSoWhite), it seems that it may be worse in the United Kingdom.
DeRay McKesson Helps Stephen Colbert Address His Privilege [VIDEO]
On January 18, 2016, DeRay McKesson joined Stephen Colbert on his late night talk show where he talked about Campaign Zero and white privilege with the host.