The rise and fall of Famous Amos is an unexpected story of great success and tragic downfall. Read more about Wally Amos’ story inside.
To know my friend Jimmy Rosemond is to understand why I jumped at the chance to be an executive producer on the 10 part docuseries about him by acclaimed director Don Sikorski, rightfully called Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Tapes.
I don’t really think Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would hardly care about a monument being erected in his honor on the Washington Mall. He probably would have rather that money be spent helping the poor. And now an insignificant debate is forcing the statue to undergo alterations, after critics complained that the abbreviated “drum […]
All rituals have a principle that is to be extracted and applied, but sometimes the principles get lost, overlooked or outright ignored in the midst of us celebrating our respective “holidays” in the various religious sects. Being overly ritualistic does not make us more enlightened nor will it improve our depleted morality. Plainly: If we’re […]
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to pay our last respects to a ‘friend’ that has been dear to many musical artists, fans and readers….that ‘friend’ is HIP-HOP BEEF.” What forward-moving purpose does Hip-Hop beef serve? Can someone please educate me? I was a little thrown aback by the recent beef that spread quickly throughout […]
Ramadan, the annual month of fasting and prayer for the Muslim world, started on Friday, the 20th of July and will continue for 30 days until or around Sunday, the 19th of August. Around the world literally billions of people are taking part in the annual spiritual and physical observance. APDTA! (All Praise is Due […]
This is very disheartening. No, this is sickening. America’s injustice … ahem, justice system has run its course. For the fourth time, the clock is ticking on the life of Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis. A Chatham County judge recently signed his death warrant and the Georgia Department of Corrections has set his execution by lethal ejection […]
Have you ever gone through a down moment in your life? Sure you have. We all do at some point and time. It’s not whether you get knocked down but rather if you choose to get back up. We all have that choice but some of us choose to stay down. We throw in the towel. […]
Have you ever gone through a down moment in your life? Sure you have. We all do at some point and time. It’s not whether you get knocked down but rather if you choose to get back up. We all have that choice but some of us choose to stay down. We throw in the towel. […]
In light of the recent excitement surrounding Miss Jones’ blog, I want to express my thoughts on this situation. Global Grind was created to fill a void in the hip-hop space, where artists, fans and foes could speak their mind openly and freely. As a yogi, you all know that I feel that most people […]
The thin-skinned men please be advised before reading this. But the more I talk to former classmates, close friends, business associates and women, the more I find that the disease of LAZINESS has crippled us as men on this planet like never before. Where is our sense of purpose? I had a man recently tell […]
Ashahed Muhammad of The Final Call newspaper sits down with the former Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick in an exclusive interview; this is the first time Kilpatrick has spoken publicly since being removed from office. FCN: On a personal level, after all of this, looking back, what did you learn? KK: I learned several things. One is that sometimes your gift takes you to […]
