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Recently, celebrity couple Jay-Z and Beyonce–who often traipse around awards ceremonies and other events as if they are the emperor and empress of a nation to which all young rappers and other wannabes are begging for citizenship–were criticized by civil rights leader and entertainer Harry Belafonte for their lack of political involvement. Beyonce’s camp. who […]

19 people were shot in overnight shootings on the South and West sides of Chicago. 13 of them were wounded over a period of just 30 minutes.

Hampton University has banned some of it’s male business students from wearing dreadlocks or cornrows. Sid Credle, dean of Hampton’s business school, maintains that such hairstyles prevent students from securing employment once they graduate. What do you think?

Music is an instrument for movements. It is an apparatus strategically utilized by those who fight in the name of the struggle. It is a means to an end that places final solutions in the context of what is only a hope of achieving genuine equality. Music is voice, and voices, and collectives who speak […]

Lupe Fiasco recently premiered a music video for his much talked about track “Bitch Bad.” The video perfectly underscores the track’s examination the impact of our culture’s obsession with “positive” and “negative” uses of the word bitch. What are your thoughts on “Bitch Bad?”

Swainson was last seen at her home at 3:30am, just before her mother left for work. When her mother returned around 7:15am, she heard the teen’s alarm clock going off, but Gabrielle was gone. If you have any info, call 803-576-3000, or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

I talk a lot about the girls that I mentor and how they order my steps. I find myself factoring my girls into most decisions that I make. In that way, being a mentor has really changed my life. And I hope that the feeling is mutual. I hope that the girls I call my […]

Four LAPD officers have been caught on tape punching handcuffed 20 year-old Xavier Colege student Ron Weekly Jr. in front of his home. Check out video of the incident at BlackYouthProject.com!

13 year-old rapper Lil’ Mouse’s music video ‘Get Smoked” has racked up nearly half a million views on youtube. But his profanity-laced gangsta rap lyrics – rife with references to drugs, sex, and guns – has sparked outrage. Is there any justification for this?

What a shock. According to a recent poll, 64 percent of New Yorkers say the NYPD favors whites over blacks.

An Arkansas medical examiner has ruled Chavis Carter’s death a suicide. Chavis Carter died of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. The police claim it was suicide; Carter’s family believes he was murdered. What do you think?

  Last Thursday I did the above interview, hosted by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill on Huff Post Live , with actor Isaiah Washington and Andrea Plaid, associate editor of Racialicious.com, on the controversy caused by legendary actor/activist Harry Belafonte’s recent comments about Jay Z and Beyonce. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mr Belafonte was quoted […]