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Kanye: Prophet or Punk
By Keevin Brown Kanye West’s playful almost interruption of Beck at the Grammy’s was an homage to his actual 2009 Grammy award interruption of Country artist Taylor Swift. The irony of the situation was meant to instill humor and to some level, show a sense of growth and maturity. We as Americans supposedly live in […]
Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and the Hypocrisy of the United States
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman (Photo by Jason Mojica, VICE) Dennis Rodman, fresh off his trip to North Korea, appeared on “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos to discuss his friendship with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. Stephanopoulos proceed to take Rodman to task for supporting a man who, “presides over prison camps, allows millions […]
Dennis Rodman says he would trade places with North Korea prisoner Kenneth Bae
Weeks after a very bizarre interview and apology after sympathizing with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to hold an American journalist in a labor camp for 15 years, former NBA star Dennis Rodman is once again speaking out. During a live interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Rodman stated that he is willing to […]
U of I students denied snow day, spew racist, sexist comments about chancellor via social media
For the most part, educational institutions have closed their doors due to the extremely cold weather in the midwest. Students attending The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign weren’t so lucky.
Family of American journalist being held in North Korea ‘appaulled’ by Dennis Rodman’s remarks
By now you’ve heard about the very strange relationship that former NBA star Dennis Rodman has with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He’s traveled to the country three times, and describes the dictator as a beloved friend. While overseas with other former NBA players for a basketball game against a local team for Un’s […]
North Korea says new U.S. sanctions threaten nuclear peace talks
After the US Treasury Department issued sanctions against three top-level North Korean government officials, North Korea warned that these actions will threaten any progress towards nuclear disarmament.
Dennis Rodman wants to be America’s North Korea peace envoy because politics can’t get any weirder
If given his druthers, Dennis Rodman will be the American peacekeeper who helps ease tensions between the United States and North Korea. The retired basketball great and global citizen wants President Donald Trump to OK Rodman’s transition into a peace envoy. While it is commonly understood that in business, education and politics, people strategize over […]
Steve Bannon out as White House chief strategist
Steve Bannon, the former head of Breitbart news, is now also the former chief strategist of the Trump administration.
Trump pokes the bear that is North Korea with latest tweets
Here we are again. Examining how the President of the United States is on the verge of sparking international conflict with the tapping of his thumbs on a smart phone. In President Trump’s latest newsworthy tweets, he called out North Korea’s leadership for their latest threat of nuclear assault. In other words, he’s calling their […]
When I, a Black person, was told I didn’t know enough about another culture to have opinions on slavery
Last week, something Trumpian must have sparked a race between major publications to put out the most fucked up writings on the topic of slavery. On Tuesday, The New York Times compared Saartje Baartman–an enslaved Black woman who, in addition to the many other horrors she suffered both before and after her death, was forced […]