YouTuber Beef Turns Fatal in Horrifying Vegas Scene And It Was All Caught on Video
LA’s Black Mayor’s Warning of Trump’s Scary Plans For The City Demands Utmost Attention
Sherri Shepherd Finally Breaks Her Silence on Her Drama With Nia Long
Three Black Women Have Been Found Dead This Year in New England, Here’s Why Some Fear a Serial Killer is At Large
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You're in Texas and You're Not a Cop?
It’s seems that just about everyone in Texas is in law enforcement in some way—even the dentists son!—and there are those who wonder if that’s such a good idea.
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Are You 30? 'Rapper's Delight' Is
Thirty years ago, Sylvia Robinson’s Sugar Hill Records dropped “Rapper’s Delight.” The music landscape was never the same. Celeste Headlee sits down with Mark Anthony Neal, DJ Spooky and and Keith Shocklee of the Bomb Squad to discuss its cultural impact and impact. Rapper’s Delight: 30 Years Later You can find video of more of…
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Singer Leona Lewis Punched at London Bookstore
Apparently, someone felt strongly enough about Leona Lewis’ music and/or autobiography that they felt the need to attack her while signing said autobiography in a London bookstore. From CNN: A 29-year-old man was arrested after he punched Lewis at the Waterstones bookstore in Piccadilly Circus at 4:36 p.m. (10:36 a.m. ET), according to a Scotland…
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Rep. Meek Counts on 'Service Workers' and White House for Win
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D) told a group of national political reporters this morning he knows his bid for Florida’s open U.S. seat wasn’t the vision some Democrats had for the race. “Look, I’m a walk on candidate,” he said. “No one said ‘let’s go recruit Meek to run for the Senate.'” But the four-term Miami…
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Should Health Care Be the 'Rodney King Moment' of the 21st Century?
Well, apparently Michael Steele thinks so. Watch …
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Van Clief-Stefanon, Hoose, Williams-Garcia Among National Book
Books about Henry Ford’s failed jungle experiment and a Faulkneresquenovel about the lasting effects of war on memory are among thefinalists for the 2009 National Book Award, which the National BookFoundation announced this morning. Five finalists were named in fourcategories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature…Read more at the Los Angeles Times.
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'Grown Man' Rappers Like Jay-Z or Common Are Mature Only in the Absence of Immaturity
There are problems with this BBC piece. For one, it approaches hip-hop as if it’s an artifact and not a living and breathing entity. It does nothing to place Conzo’s story in a modern-day context. But more than that, the piece isn’t as much about hip-hop growing up as growing old. Hip-hop is deep in…
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The New Black TV Guide
The glory days of quality black TV programming may have passed. Granted, there have been a few recent bright lights, with Jill Scott (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency), Sherri Shepherd (Sherri) , Jada Pinkett-Smith (HawthoRNe) and Tyler Perry (House of Payne) all producing and starring in prominent shows, and The Cleveland Show has given Fox a…
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The Roots & Eminem Honor LL Cool J With 'Rock The Bells'
If there is one reason I tuned in to the sixth annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors—a tribute to Def Jam Records—hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan, it was for the performances. Since the annual special first aired, Hip-Hop Honors has demonstrated how even in hip-hop, classic rap songs of yesterday can and arguably should be redone by…
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Test TV
We’re a couple of weeks into the fall television season, and if you’re like me, you can’t focus on one show long enough to get with the program. Missed the first few episodes of what is supposed to be a cool show? Step into the world of television via the Internet. But before you explore…