Detroit, the cradle of America’s automobile industry and once the nation’s fourth-most-populous city, has filed for bankruptcy, an official said Thursday afternoon, the largest American city ever to take such a course. The decision to turn to the federal courts, which required approval from b... Read more...
The African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc. (ACANA) is proud to host the 6th Annual African Festival! Date: Saturday August 3, 2013 Time: 2pm-8pm Place: Great Plaza at Penn's Landing Cost: FREE! The African Festival is an outdoor concert experience that brings ... Read more...
Edward Snowden risked everything to expose the secret NSA spying program which surveils our calls and emails. Last night, we learned what shape those risks would take—in a late night news release the Administration hoped we wouldn’t notice.Snowden has been called a “traitor” by politicia... Read more...
Dr. Zuberi also curates "Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster," which documents how, in the words of an Atlantic review, "the black bodies portrayed were individuals who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for ideals that had not yet been achieved in the nations for wh... Read more...
Above: AubGreen Collective's own Apollo The Green & Chill Moody touched the legendary Toca Tuesday show and left the room smoking after spitting a couple of freestyle over classic hip-hop instrumentals. Below: DJ Tony Touch rounded up some legends for a power cypher last week on Toca Tuesdays... Read more...
Have you ever watched the news and wondered "Is this really the most important current event on the planet right now?" This is a good indication that it is time to turn off the government lapdog media and broaden you media consumption. Having watched the ongoing circus that is the Zimmerm... Read more...
For more than two decades, Nas’ prolific career has been a hallmark for hip-hop, and now Harvard University has established a fellowship in the lyricist's honor. The W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University and the Hip-Hop Archive announced the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship on Tuesday.... Read more...
As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for force-feeding detainees. In this four-minute film made by Human Rights or... Read more...