Judges will no longer have to declare whether they are freemasons when they take office, Jack Straw, UK Justice Secretary, said yesterday. Jack Straw said it would be 'disproportionate' to continue to force judges to declare if they are freemasons. He explains his decision today in a written mini... Read more...
...Dont ask Will Smith Feat Big Pun, Jermaine Dupri, Cam'ron & Roc - Gettin Jiggy Wit It Remix Read more...
There was a time… long, long ago… when the color lines were a lot more blurred on urban radio. Artists like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and others- without necessarily catering to the R&B audience- would still get certain records of theirs played on the primarily “Black” stations.... Read more...
Abstract Water fluoridation is the practice of adding compounds containing fluoride to the water supply to produce a final concentration of fluoride of 1 part per million in an effort to prevent tooth decay. Trials first began in the US in 1945, but before any of these trials were complete, th... Read more...
John Boyd is a man on a mission. Beginning Thursday, the founder and head of the National Black Farmers Association can be seen driving a spluttering tractor called "Justice" around Capitol Hill, pressing political leaders to provide funds to settle a discrimination case involving minority farmers... Read more...
Criminal laws dealing with many petty offences should be scrapped, according to the body responsible for reviewing the law in England and Wales. The Law Commission said regulatory bodies should only seek criminal sanctions in serious cases, with minor offences coming under civil law, usually d... Read more...
Diana, Princess of Wales was killed because she planned to expose senior members of the British arms trade involved with land mines, a leading lawyer claimed today. Michael Mansfield QC, who represented Mohamed al-Fayed in the inquest into the death of his son Dodi and the former royal, said Dian... Read more...
When Gary Buslik graduated from college with a degree in English, his parents were concerned about how he'd earn a decent living. "It worried them to hear me quoting Shakespeare," he jokes. Their fears were misplaced: Buslik went on to start an alarm company in Chicago that would eventually gro... Read more...
The producer of Jay-Z’s classic song “Where I’m From” off 1997’s In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, Ron ‘Amen-Ra’ Lawrence, remakes the beat that Diddy recently decided to use for “Angels.” Just thought I’d remind y’all. Via: Read more...