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Tyler, the Creator Responds to Mountain Dew Controversy: “There’s no type of hate being portrayed in that work of art at all”

Emmett Till’s Family Dismiss Lil Wayne’s “Apology;” Call for Face-to-Face Meeting

VIDEO: Janelle Monae’s “Q.U.E.E.N.” f/ Erykah Badu

Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of 90’s Rap Duo Kris Kross Has Died

Missing Six Year-Old Jashayla Markiaya Hopson Has Been Found

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Teen Girl Charged w/ Felony Over Ill-Advised Science Experiment

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Shannon Matesky About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life

George Zimmerman Will NOT Seek “Stand Your Ground” Immunity Hearing

Jason Collins on Coming Out: “I’m the happiest that I’ve ever been in my life”

Emmett Till’s Family Plan to Pressure Mountain Dew to End Endorsement Deal w/ Lil Wayne

NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

Lauryn Hill Speaks Out on Financial Troubles, New Record Deal in Open Letter

Two Women Shot At During Christopher Dorner Manhunt Awarded $4.2 Million from LAPD

Tavon White Ran Prison Gang, Impregnated Four Guards While Behind Bars

Former Notre Dame Star Skylar Diggins Signs w/ Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports

Rush Limbaugh Compares Boston Bombing Supsect to Trayvon Martin

Two Harper High School Students Awarded Gates Millennium Scholarships!

Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Admits to Past Life as a Prostitute

George Bush Says “There’s No Need to Defend Myself” Regarding Legacy

Lauryn Hill’s Sentencing Postponed; Has Two Weeks to Pay $504,000 in Back Taxes

African Students Awarded $25,000 for Inventing Soap That Stops Spread of Malaria

Golf Prodigy Ginger Howard is Youngest Member of LPGA

From the White House to the Southside: Can Digital Media Save Young People’s Lives?

Remake of ‘Mahogany’ In the Works

Overnight Shootouts and Car Chases Leaves 1 Bombing Suspect Dead; The Other Still at Large

Abducted Toddler Presumed Dead; Mother’s Version of Events Questionable

Many Feared Dead, Dozens Injured After MASSIVE Explosion at Texas Plant

13 Year-Old Shardae Simmonds Uses CPR to Save Her Father’s Life

Jay-Z Covers Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” Issue

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