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CALLING ALL ARTISTS: Submit Music To THE PLEDGE MIXTAPE!
CALLING ALL ARTISTS: Submit Music To THE PLEDGE MIXTAPE; sponsored by the Black Youth Project and Rhymefest’s Power of Purpose, Inc. Taking back our communal power through music!
What Happens When a Black Kid from the Hood Travels the World?: Mumbai, India Edition
What is it about mankind that loves to make difference the most important aspect in social interactions? Why, even when our humanity tells us that we are the same, do we insist on proving the existence of inferiority? It makes me angry. This anger was sparked due to a new endeavor I am about to […]
6 Year-Old Stars In Sexually-Explicit “Booty Pop” Music Video
“Booty Pop” features 6 year-old “rapper” Albert Roundtree Jr. rapping pool side, while scantily clad women “booty pop” all around him. It is beyond offensive. How could a parent let their child be in a music video like this, let alone PAY FOR IT?!
Healthcare Bill is Upheld, President Obama’s Relieved, & Health Disparities are Still Prevalent in Black Communities
As the political spheres argue the residual effects of the healthcare bill being upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, I think one of the worse things one can do is make “health” a red and blue political issue. Health: the general ability to have the soundness of a physical body and mental mind. I […]
Judge: George Zimmerman’s Statements to Police Must be Released
Yesterday, Judge Kenneth Lester ordered that Zimmerman’s statements to police be released within two weeks. Now, the public will soon know what George Zimmerman said to police after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
Honor Student Tiarra Brown Mistakenly Arrested for Attempted Murder; Misses High School Graduation
17 year-old Baltimore resident and honor student Tiarra Brown was mistakenly arrested and charged with attempted murder in the middle of graduation practice. She was held for four days, missing graduation. Honest mistake, or should there be consequences?
BREAKING NEWS: George Zimmerman’s Bail REVOKED; Must Surrender Within 48 Hours
According to reports, George Zimmerman’s bail has been revoked, and he has been given 48 hours to turn himself in to police.
Cory Booker’s Communications Director RESIGNS
The fallout from Cory Booker’s appearance on Meet The Press Continues. The communication director for Newark (NJ) mayor, Corey Book has resigned, effective immediately. Do you think Booker will recover from his disastrous appearance on Meet The Press?
They Told Me I Wasn’t Smart Enough for Community College?!?!
As a Black male that grew up in the inner city of Cleveland Ohio, I understand what it means academically and personally, to be in a failing school system. My high school was a place where I found myself wrenched inside an atmosphere where I only had a 40 percent chance of graduating and an […]
FAMU’s Marching Band Suspended for Another Year
In wake of the latest hazing incident that resulted in the November 2011 death of drum major, Robert Champion, Florida A&M University’s famed Marching 100 band has been suspended for another year. Do you support this decision?
Thirteen Charged in FAMU Drum Major’s Death; Were The Charges Too Lax?
Yesterday, thirteen people were criminally charged in the homicide of former Florida A&M University (FAMU) drum major, Robert Champion. Champion’s family was hoping for more serious charges. What do you think; were the charges too lax?
CeCe McDonald On Trial for Murder; but was it self-defense against a racist and transphobic attack?
Cece McDonald is a black transgender woman currently on trial for 2nd degree murder for allegedly killing a man in self-defense after being verbally and physically assaulted. Supporters say she is being unjustly punished due to racism and bias against transgendered people.