CNN managed to upset a lot of people Friday morning when it posted an article on its website that called the upcoming NBA All-Star Game Black Thanksgiving. CNN posted the article by longtime NBA analyst David Aldridge, who called All Star Weekend a national holiday for African Americans and quote... Read more...
Of course Capone isnt really on this because he was actually locked up when this dropped but the original features him & both are equally classic. Capone spent some time in jail after the release of CNN's debut album, The War Report, and when he was released from jail, he and Noreaga recorded ... Read more...
Nearly 60 years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling segregated US schools and more than a year after the election of the country’s first black president, white children have an overwhelming white bias, and black children also have a bias toward white, according to a new study commissio... Read more...
UPDATE II: CNN, for whom Martin works, is also reporting that Marie's manager confirms the passing. UPDATE: Martin reports that Marie's manager told him that Marie's daughter found her dead in her home today, and that she suffered a seizure last month. To follow the story, head over t... Read more...
The lavish headquarters of Egypt's Ministry of Military Production is a far cry from the rundown buildings that surround it in central Cairo. From the golden handrails of the sweeping central staircase to the ministry's fancy custom-made drink coasters—the place is awash with cash. Minister S... Read more...
An electronic rights advocacy group is expressing concern over what it contends was an overly broad surveillance of social networking sites conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the days leading up to the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama. The Electronic Frontier Found... Read more...
A controversial Twitter user has been challenging South African authorities by alerting thousands of followers to speed traps set by traffic police. Now the Johannesburg police are pushing back, saying they have charged the @PigSpotter Twitter user with defamation, impairing the dignity of anot... 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...
This isnt funny, but it took me like 10 mins to spot Wyclef in this picture...Interview after the jump Wyclef Jean – The Day After // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_1", {soundFile:"aHR0cDovL3VzZXJzaGFyZS5uZXQvP2RsaW5rPTdlOWk3bjkydHI0Yw"}); // ]]> (more&hel... Read more...