Kanye West, Jay-Z and Romain Gavras officially changed the game when they dropped the highly anticipated “No Church in the Wild” video. VIDEO: Jay-Z & Kanye West “No Church In The Wild” Not only did the video encapsulate the frustrations of young people across the world, but it captured the worldwide conversation that has it […]
There was always a line drawn that couldn’t be crossed, a pivotal point of no return, the place marked with a sign: “If crossed, beware of danger.” But with the advent of the internet, that line has all but disappeared. So what I’m witnessing and learning now, thanks in part to the internet, is that […]
Much has been made of former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi only receiving 30 days in jail, 300 hours of community service and an order to attend a counseling program for bullying and alternate lifestyles for his role in the death of his gay roommate Tyler Clementi. Now there’s no doubt that Ravi played a […]
The Trayvon Martin hoodie debate is far from over. Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera kept the idiotic discussion alive when he told Bill O’Reilly that it was the “thug wear” Trayvon was rocking that ultimately led to his death. After the surveillance video of Trayvon inside a 7-Eleven was released, coupled with the news that an […]
Just before the 183 pages of documents surrounding the Trayvon Martin case were revealed to the public yesterday, ABC World News tweeted, “#BreakingNews: Trayvon Martin Had Drugs in System, Autopsy Found.” My first reaction was… SHIT! Not because Trayvon had weed in his system, but because I knew everyone would focus on such an inconsequential […]
If gunshots are the new American heartbeat, then the 9-millimeter serves as the preferred weapon of choice. What is it about the 9mm that makes it one of the most popular guns in America? George Zimmerman fired a single shot into Trayvon Martin’s chest with a bullet fired from a lightweight, inexpensive 9 mm semiautomatic […]
The alarm clock is ringing louder than ever; it’s time for black people to wake up from their slumber. President Obama made the message clear last week; it’s time for black people to put down their bibles and convert to equality. Obama’s evolvement and affirmation that same-sex couples should be able to get married sent […]
Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week, I do this in my sleep, I sold kilos of coke, I’m guessing I can sell CDs, I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man! Let me handle my business, damn. -Jay-Z “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)” Last week, on the same day as hip-hop fans mourned […]
Unfortunately, history will always repeat itself and the police will always beat up people. So it’s no surprise that twenty years after the Rodney King beatings, which led to the 1992 L.A. Riots, we are once again talking about excessive force when it comes to coward police officers who hide behind their badges in the […]
President Obama has to step out the closet and support gay marriage. Especially after Vice President Joe Biden told the country that he is: “Absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all […]
It’s an understatement, but the President has the hardest job in the world. It’s a lose-lose job, even if he cures cancer, his critics will ask what took him so long. But the added angst against Obama also has a lot to with the color of his skin and even he would agree with that. […]
I don’t know about you, but I want to see the Osama Bin Laden death photo. It’s been over a year since an elite group of Navy SEALs put two in his dome and I think it’s time we see the graphic, gruesome photos. We’ve seen the death photos of other diabolical bastards, so why […]