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Below is the link to Mr. Bookworm’s latest video release, ‘Heartless.’ We would have embedded it of course, but Universal Music Group is not having that. Kanye West – Heartless What do you think? Imaginative or just a cartoon?

The Chain: 7 1/2 pounds. 197-karats. Valued at over $400,000. You say coonery, we say…well, we say the same thing actually.

It’s been a bit of a mixed bag for blacks and Judaism lately. In the heartland city of Cincinnati this month, 45-year-old Ohio native Alysa Stanton became the first African-American female rabbi. Sadly, Charles Taylor, the former Liberian dictator awaiting trial for war crimes, made news, too, as a convert to Judaism. Party crasher. But…

Fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) set fire to Chevron’s Otunana station in Niger Delta late on Tuesday, according to AL JAZEERA. MEND, who declared all out war on Nigeria’s army after last month’s naval attack on fighters in the delta region, said in a statement: “As forewarned, a…

9-year old A-Darrious Finley of Mississippi is dead from a shotgun blast after a dispute with his brother regarding a video game. According to the ASSOCIATED PRESS, the 9-year old retrieved the gun from his father closet after being beaten at video games by his 11-year old brother, De-Andre. The older boy initially claimed he…

Is the recent Newsweek cover featuring Oprah offensive? Claire Shipman of TRUE SLANT seems to think so: “First of all, whatever case the reporters were trying to make about Oprah, it would have helped them tremendously to have done it in a dignified manner. That photo was just in horribly bad taste. Picking a photo…

A thirteen-year old girl died after being shot in the back Sunday evening by a drive-by shooter. The incident took place during a block party. BET reports the block party was being held for North Ward city council candidate Divine Allah, who said the gathering was peaceful until shots rang out. No suspects have been…

Anytime you get to help people while engaging in non-mortal combat and partying afterward, you pretty much have to.

A flashmob clad in gold Hammer pants comes flying into an LA clothing store and surrounded the innocent hipster bystanders. This is what ensued…

So much for hoop dreams. For some young men and women in Harlem, the program StreetSquash has promoted achievement through squash’s athletic rigor and a focus on academic excellence. With affiliate groups in the Bronx, Philadelphia and Boston, the National Urban Squash and Education Association is focused on a commitment to urban youth. As one…