News for cool people, all the stuff you need to know in a 140 characters or less. Leggo! Director Michael Rapaport: “Spike Lee would have told A Tribe Called Quest to kiss his f-ing ass and take a f-ing walk”! [DailyNews] [pagebreak] Chris Brown weighs in on the uncensored Amber Rose nude twitpics scandal… [Twitter] […]
Lady Gaga’s time in New York City is not over yet. This morning Lady Gaga hit Rockefeller Center, where she performed for the Today Show as part of their summer concert series. Fans lined up to see Gaga since yesterday, and the lady did not let them down. Even through a rain pour Lady Gaga […]
Four people were shot and dozens of people were arrested Monday in a mile-long stretch of Manhattan near Times Square in mayhem following the city’s annual auto show. This is crazy, I’ve been to the auto-show and leaving the Jacob Javits Center is always mayhem. Turns out a group of teenagers and young adults ran […]
Four people were shot and dozens of people were arrested Monday in a mile-long stretch of Manhattan near Times Square in mayhem following the city’s annual auto show. This is crazy, I’ve been to the auto-show and leaving the Jacob Javits Center is always mayhem. Turns out a group of teenagers and young adults ran […]
I remember walking into Russell’s office years ago to the sight of a camera crew filming him. I listened as he spoke passionately to 20+ high school students all seated on the floor. He was speaking about the rally to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws. I thought the cameras were just another news crew doing […]
I woke up this morning, still in some pain, but with an inspiring email on my blackberry. It was a blog from Ariana Huffington about ending the War on Drugs. And this follows, my dear friend, Kim Kardashian’s blog last week, where she offered to help us make this issue a priority! There have been […]
Thirty six years ago, the State of New York passed into law the Rockefeller Drug Laws, which required mandatory long prison terms, up to 15 years to life, for possession or sale of small amounts of drugs. Today, the Rockefeller Drug Laws era is finally over and the contribution of the hip-hop community can’t be […]
Russell and Dr. Ben hit the Governor’s office in NYC for a rally to end the Rockefeller Drug Laws. Check out the new episode of ‘On My Grind’ to see what Dr. Ben & Russell want the Governor to know! -Michael Skolnik Produced and directed by Christina Paljusaj -Russell Simmons
Dear Allies, Today, the NY Times reports that the Governor and Legislature have struck a deal to reform the Rockefeller Drug Laws. This is only partly true. Yes, the Governor, Senate and Assembly have agreed to reform the laws. But as of now, nobody is entirely sure of the details—which is of course where we’ll […]
LET THE WORLD KNOW! On Wednesday, hundreds of people — including Global Grind, Editor in Chief, Russell Simmons and Meile Rockefeller and the families of those in prison for drug offenses, people who were formerly incarcerated, doctors, lawyers and advocates — will rally at Governor Paterson’s Manhattan office to urge him and legislative leaders to […]
There was a lot of movement in Albany last week about the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The ACLU of NY released a major report, strongly stating that the laws have been disastrous for New York State, as they have not improved public safety OR stopped people from using drugs. The report even calls the laws, “New […]
We are almost there…but we need to keep pushing! Yesterday was a monumental day in the fight to repeal New York States’ Rockefeller Drug Laws. The Governor, David Paterson, the Senate Majority Leader, Malcolm Smith and the Speaker of the Assembly, Shelly Silver, all attended a rally in Albany to reform the drug laws! And […]
