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On Its 57th Anniversary, Three Lessons From Brown v. Board of Education Eva Paterson, Huffington Post | May 23, 2011 At the Equal Justice Society, we are working to reclaim the full protections of the 14th Amendment and help those who experience discrimination get their day in court. We know we have a tough and […]

“Being based means [being] positive, doing what you want to do, not caring and just being yourself.” There isn’t anyone in the music industry who is more enigmatic than Brandon McCartney aka Lil’ B. His non-traditional rapping style coupled with his strict adherence to the “based” lifestyle has inspired thousands and left many “hip-hop heads” […]

Sean Bell Community Center Opens in New York Asraa Mustufa, Colorlines | May 23, 2011 Five years after Sean Bell was killed in a hail of police gunfire, a community center named in his honor opened Friday in the Jamaica, Queens neighborhood where he grew up. The Sean Elijah Bell Community Center plans to offer tutoring […]

Supreme Court upholds order for California to release 46,000 inmates James Oliphant, Los Angeles Times | May 23, 2011 Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 decision, has an upheld an injunction by a three-judge panel ordering California to release about 46,000 inmates — more than one-fourth the state prison population — over […]

Note: I was so concerned about the rapture on May 21, that I failed to post last Monday. Now I realize that when they said “rapture” all they really meant was that Oprah was ending her show and Chicago’s mayor is no longer named Daley. You can totally interpret such events as the end of […]

Study: African American Students More Into Twitter Than Whites Gabriel Perna, International Business Times | May 17, 2011 A recent study says Twitter is more popular for African American college students than whites due to the former’s interest in celebrity and entertainment news. The study, from Northwestern University, focused on first-year college students attending the University […]

Lady Gaga clearly set out to make the greatest Pop album ever made. No hyperbole. No bullshit. Literally, the best ever. Did she achieve this? Eh, I doubt it. But you’ll be very, very glad she tried.

Happy birthday Malcolm X! Top 10 quotes from an icon Kristen Clarke, The Grio | May 19, 2011 There are few figures in the black freedom struggle as dynamic and complex as Malcolm X who would have celebrated his 86th birthday if he were still alive today. Dr. Manning Marable‘s recently released book, Malcolm X: A Life of […]

Film Website | May 19, 2011 Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world’s largest youth slam. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures the turbulent lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice […]

The word around Chicago whispers about those young cats in LA, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, and it supposes that OFWGKTA probably bumped some Chicago tracks on their iPods.  Crowd hoppers of the last decade, from Wicker Park to Lakeview, can immediately see the similarities between OFWGKTA and the “Windy City’s” own Tomorrow […]

Jordan Brand Signs Maya Moore Chris, O’Leary, SLAM | May 18, 2011 Maya Moore isn’t that much different from any other fresh-out-the-collegiate-box graduate. After kicking a lot of ass in college, she landed the job she’s best suited for. Then she signed an endorsement deal with Jordan Brand, becoming the brand’s first female basketball signee. The […]

My Fox Detroit | May 16, 2011 DETROIT (WJBK) – The family of Aiyana Jones is demanding justice. “I’m going to fight for my baby. I’m going to get justice for Aiyana,” said Mertilla Jones, Aiyana’s grandmother. She said that’s what keeps her going through the pain and grief of losing her seven-year-old granddaughter. Aiyana was shot […]