From SunTimes.com: President Obama was asked by Barbara Walters on “The View” why he calls himself black when he is biracial, the product of a white mother and a black father. In answering, Obama may have used a word that may spark some controversy. He called African Americans “sort of a mongrel people” though “true […]
From AOLnews.com Six more U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces in the entire 9-year-old war. NATO issued a statement earlier today saying three members of the international force had been killed in two separate attacks with improvised explosive devices in southern Afghanistan a day earlier. […]
A woman in Huntsville Alabama was awoken to a man lying with her, after he broke into the house and jumped into the bed with her. Huntsville Alabama police are searching for a man who broke into a home and got into bed with the Huntsville resident late last night. Investigators said the man used […]
Key concepts to bear in mind as you do an easy good deed: imagination and follow-through: 1. Birthdays. This is so easy. Gather the dates of important birthdays, enter them into one of the internet reminder sites (I use Happybirthday.com), and send happy-birthday emails throughout the year. Super-bonus: two friends sent me emails yesterday for […]
Soulja Boy celebrated his 20th birthday Wednesday at Club Highland in Los Angeles. The SODMG head was joined by his viral video partner in crime, Lil B, as the two “cooked” onstage for an impromptu performance for fans. The rapper who’s preparing for the release of his book “Teenage Millionaire: The Story of DeAndre Way” […]
The cornerback steered his custom truck through familiar streets. The ex-convict sat shotgun and pointed out landmarks, this “drug hole,” that “crack house,” the best routes for eluding the police. Al Harris, at right above, with Kevin Soto. The two childhood friends plan to release a Christian rap album in August. The cornerback is Al […]
With over 20 years of experience in the rap game, Ice Cube has certainly left his mark on the world.Though his last several albums haven’t…
Goapele shares with Madame Noire Goapele traveled thousands of miles to work on her current single “Victory”. A California–by way of South Africa– resident, going to the Motherland was nothing short of a family reunion for the singer. Having traveled there several times growing up, her last trip was a lot different being in the midst […]
Today, a group of seven education and civil rights groups released a six-point plan for equitable and sustainable national education reform in this country. And, big surprise, the report is basically a 17-page repudiation of the Obama administration’s education reform platform. Groups including the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Urban League, the Rainbow […]
This is shaping up to be a good year for hip-hop vets. Chuck D has rescued Flavor Flav from his reality TV exploits to make…
Kid Cudi attacks a fan AGAIN! So if you haven’t seen the video by now then you can watch it … click here. At the Ohio Homecoming this week Kid Cudi attacks a crazy fan on stage while performing his song “Pursuit of Happiness” and off but the fan is the one that gets arrested. […]
During the Ohio Homecoming where Kid Cudi performed for thousands of his hometown fans there was a scuffle on stage. A fan ran on stage when Cudi was performing. Interrupting the show the fan threw a bottle at other concert goers and began to approach Cudi as if to perform with him {crazy, right?}. Well […]