It is perhaps the most iconic sports photograph ever taken. Captured at the medal ceremony for the men's 200 meters at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith stands defiantly, head bowed, his black-gloved fist thrust into the thin air. Behind him fellow American John Carlos joins wi... Read more...

The Tupac Shakur "hologram" used onstage at Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival over the weekend isn't a novelty in just the live music business. It's also a rarity in entertainment law. "It's very unique," says Donald Passman, an entertainment attorney for the Los Angeles-based fi... Read more...
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This is f*cking stupid... The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will announce criminal charges against George Zimmerman on Wednesday, a law enforcement official told NBC News. The nature of the charg... Read more...
Welp.. its not even #GoodFriday yet so it must be G.O.O.D. Thursday UPDATE: The animal rights group PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals organization) has addressed West’s lyrical jab, “Tell PETA my mink is draggin’ on the floor.” In a statement sent to XXLMag.com, PETA’... Read more...

This MUST stop... #NoMoreMarching Oscar Carrillo's 911 call was clear: Two young men just robbed him of his computer and backpack. At least one of them had a gun and it was pointed in Carrillo's face. Moments later, police caught up with two teens they believed were the thieves in a Pas... Read more...

It happened to Oscar Grant, It almost Happened to Askia Sabur & now it has happened to Trayvon Martin.. How many young lives will be enough? Heartbreaking tragedy: 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was visiting a relative's house in a Florida gated community when he walked to t... Read more...

Federal civil rights officials today said that school districts and colleges and universities may legally consider race when making decisions about school assignments, admissions and other programs that are designed to increase diversity and reduce racial isolation. The U.S. Department of... Read more...

Demonstrators protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on February 11, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany (AFP Photo / Sebastian Gabriel / Germany Out) The EU has suspended the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and referred the text to the European C... 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...