Posts tagged with three

Comments Off, 02/05/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Do The Knowledge, News, Politics As Usual, Protest/Activism, World News

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...

Labour Call For A Longer School Day In Education Overhaul

0 comments, 01/05/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News, World News

Pupils should be required to remain in school long after the conventional 3.30pm finishing time to acclimatise them to a "work-like timetable", it is claimed. Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary, says an extended day would keep children off the streets, stop them being sucked in... Read more...

FEATURED VIDEO

Males A Distinct Minority At HBCUs

0 comments, 30/04/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News

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...

@Pinterest Is Now The No. 3 Social Network in the U.S.

0 comments, 23/04/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News, Technology, World News

Pinterest is now the number three most-popular social network in the U.S., behind Facebook and Twitter, according to Experian Hitwise. A new report from the researcher shows Pinterest got 21.5 million visits during the week ending Jan. 28, a nearly 30-fold increase over a comparable week in July. ... Read more...

Judge Objects Sagging Pants In Court, Orders Him To Serve 3-Day Jail Sentence

0 comments, 23/04/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News

A central Alabama judge ordered a man to serve three days in jail for contempt of court for wearing so-called saggy pants. Twenty-year-old LaMarcus D. Ramsey was in Autauga County Circuit Court on Tuesday to enter a plea on a charge of receiving stolen property. Circuit Judge... Read more...

Alaska Company @AK_Distillery Unveils Hemp Seed Vodka

0 comments, 20/04/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Edu-tainment, News

During at least one 420 celebration in Alaska on Friday, you’ll be invited to pour yourself a drink instead of lighting up. In the counterculture world, "420” is the code for cannabis consumption, and April 20 — or 4/20 — is the holy day. But instead of passing around a joint, wh... Read more...

@LATimes Releases Photos Of U.S. Troops With Decapitated Afghan Corpses

0 comments, 20/04/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News, Technology, The "I Told You So" Files, War, World News

A soldier from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division with a dead insurgent's hand on his shoulder. It's one of 18 photos given to The Times of troops posing with corpses.An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in le... Read more...

Blatant Exploitation: Tupac Has Released Three Times As Many Albums Dead as Alive

0 comments, 19/04/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Death

Exploitative much? According to stats from All Music Guide (allmusic.com), Tupac Shakur 'released' three times as many albums after his death than before. The posthumous math looks something like this. Prior to his tragic passing in 1996, the rapper had released 5 albums. After his deat... Read more...

« Older Entries