It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class p... Read more...
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25/04/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News,
Stranger than fiction,
Stupititity All Stars,
Technology,
The "I Told You So" Files
This is one of the reasons why I Am Not A Rapper... That is, according to federal court documents filed Wednesday by attorneys for Chuck D. The detailed breakdown shows that for every 1,000 iTunes downloads sold, a UMG-signed artist gets paid 3. And that's after the label collects on a 2... Read more...
009 file photo thousands of people fill Norlin Quad during the annual "420" event at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. The University of Colorado is closing its campus to outsiders on Friday, April 20, 2012 and closing the Norlin Quad to prevent a 420 gathering. For years, the term "4... Read more...
Don Buckley lost his job driving a Chicago Transit Authority bus almost two years ago and has been looking for work ever since, even as other municipal bus drivers around the country are being laid off. At 34, Mr. Buckley, his two daughters and his fiancée have moved into the basement of ... Read more...
Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of inhumane exploitation in the United States, where they say a prison population of up to 2 million - mostly Black and Hispanic - are working for various industries for a pittance. F... Read more...
A Philadelphia city councilman is spending $28,000 in taxpayer money 140 characters at a time. The Philadelphia Daily News (http://bit.ly/HTOwa4) reports Councilman Jim Kenney is paying an outside contractor $28,800 to send Twitter and Facebook updates on his behalf. The 53-year-old Kenney says... Read more...
When it's 17-year-old Eric Gant's turn to testify today at an Oakland legislative hearing on the health and welfare of California's minority men and boys, he will ask for a safe way to get to school. "Students deserve a safe path to school, like an adult wants a safe path to work," Gant, wh... Read more...
It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class pr... Read more...
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05/04/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News,
Politics As Usual,
Technology,
World News
If you add up how much money Facebook spent on lobbying during the last four quarters, it appears the social networking giant set a new record in 2011: $1.35 million. Last year, Facebook’s lobbying budget passed the $1 million milestone, according to last quarter’s report filed with the U.S. ... Read more...