It's Sunday the God's day a day of rest The Nba all stars are playing next But right outside that same city The celebratory atmosphere would change quickly Who watching the game with me you know lil Trayvon Was reppin his home town D Wade and LeBron He had just came up from Miami to see ... Read more...
Mumia Abu-Jamal“Wrapped in the sweet, false escape of dreams, I hear the unmistakable sounds of meat being beaten by blackjack, of bootfalls, yells, curses; and it merges into the mind’s movie-making machine, evoking distant memories of some of the Philadelphia Police Department’s grea... Read more...
The decision seven years ago by a Korean-American muralist and graffiti artist to turn down thousands of dollars in cash for his work painting murals on the walls of Facebook’s first office in Palo Alto, Calif., has made him a very, very, rich man. The artist, 35-year-old David Choe, gamble... Read more...
“So, what ever happened to Alex?” How long did it take for you to ask me that? “What are you talkin’ ‘bout? It just popped into my mind, ya know?” You see this blank stare? Stop lying to me, please. Wait, real quick, I hate the saying “ya know.” Wha... Read more...
Objective Hate - The total belief in one’s self with the full understanding of man’s true nature. No stranger to media scrutiny, Troi Torain (STAR) delivers the first of a highly anticipated, three-part series about his branded philosophy – Objective Hate. More than an autobiography, ... Read more...
The Minister of Information JR interviews Jannah Bey, the sister of Yusef Bey IV, who is on trial for the murder of reporter Chauncey Bailey currently in Oakland, California. .....F*ck... A, 57-year old journalist Chauncey Bailey was walking to work when he was shot dead. Just before 7... Read more...
A new campaign spreading across the Internet says it has one goal in mind: Make Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the violent Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) “famous” so he can be brought to justice The campaign may be working. #StopKony has been trending worldwide on Twitter since ... Read more...
The last time I was bullied was at the age of eight, I was in the third grade. I went to some all white, racist school in the Northeast section ofPhiladelphia. I was the only Black kid in my school and believe me, I felt and knew that I was the only Black kid in my school. Rose, I was ca... Read more...
An African administrative chief uses Twitter to help solve problems and maintain order in his Kenyan village, showing another example of how social media has evolved beyond wired metropolises to reach even the most previously unconnected corners of the globe. Chief Francis Kariuki — or, @Chiefka... Read more...