An art project has taken over vacant buildings on Chicago’s storied South Side to help attract development in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. For the “See Potential” project, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based photographer Emily Schiffer and Orrin Williams of the Center for Urban Transformation have taken the lead in placing large photography artwork on vacant buildings.…

The alleged killer of Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin has turned himself in to authorities. Vinson Hardimon, 28, also known as rapper Young Vito, surrendered after he was fingered as the prime suspect by Atlanta police. The murder of Dunkin on Dec. 16 sent shockwaves through the city and the hip-hop community. Dunkin, who was affiliated…

Some people call the city “Bodymore,” while others call the state “Murderland.” One thing residents of Baltimore will see for the first time in three decades is a year in which 200 people aren’t killed in their city. Well, they have six days and six murders left to reach that mark, but we are confident…

GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s campaign setbacks continue in his home state of Virginia, of all places.The former House speaker made a last-ditch effort but failed to submit the 10,000 signatures necessary for a spot on the state’s March 6 primary ballot. “Only a failed system excludes four out of the six major candidates seeking…

When rap star Drake rhymed the lines, “Tat my name on you girl so I know it’s real,” he never thought someone would take it literally — especially on her forehead. The Toronto rapper is furious after a photo leaked online of an unidentified devoted fan with his name across her forehead. “I want to…

A few days after the resignation of Jackie magazine’s editor-in-chief, Eva Hoeke, who approved an article that called pop star Rihanna an “ultimate niggabitch,” publisher Yves Gjirath said he didn’t think the article was that bad. “There is nothing wrong in the magazine,” he said in a statement. “Hoeke presented the offensive article as a…

If you didn’t know that Maryland and Washington, D.C., had a rivalry, now you know. A “basketbrawl” broke out Wednesday night at Baltimore’s Connexions School for the Arts in the second quarter of a high school basketball game. The opponent: D.C.’s Cardozo Academy. According to Fox 5 DC, tensions arose after a series of questionable…

A controversial South Carolina voter-ID law that many say will make it harder for minorities to vote has been blocked by the Justice Department. The Obama administration said that the law didn’t meet the burden under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discriminatory practices at the polls. The now-canned law required all voters to…

The U.S. Supreme Court took another hit in the case to extradite a fugitive who escaped prison in 1970 after serving a portion of his sentence for killing a New Jersey man. Portugal’s Supreme Court shot down the United States’ request to extradite George Wright, keeping the convicted murderer in the land that he now…