Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but... Read more...
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09/02/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News,
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Zuckerberg 2016? Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a 28.4 percent in his company but also controls 57.1 percent of the voting shares. He pulled this off by handing out $100 bills. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is one good negotiator. As I noted when Facebook filed... Read more...
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08/02/2012,
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We're back this week with another special podcast for our listeners (who we have statistics to prove they actually exist now... s/o to bluburry). This is our first music review since our first episode with Childish Gambino's Camp and this one is better than the last. This week we have Spit x ... Read more...
Two teenagers were refused entry to the United States after a series of tweets were taken somewhat out of context. Another reminder to think before you tweet. Amid the funny wigs and the undue pomp in the traditional British courtroom, it seems that our distant American cousins fail to share our ... Read more...
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07/02/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Lists (The Infamous),
relationships,
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A survery conducted by Match.com revealed that 62% of Android users have had sex on the first date, reports VentureBeat. By comparison, 57% of iPhone users and 48% of BlackBerry users say they've gone at it after date number one. Here are a few other key details that the study turned up: ... Read more...
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Director: Gary Fleder Writers: Charles Leavitt, Robert Gallagher (book) Stars: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid and Clancy Brown Read more...
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. Director: Boaz Yakin Writer: Gregory Allen Howard Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton and Wood Harris Read more...
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04/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
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Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton was an award-winning author of children's books. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great, for which she won the National Book Award in 1974 and the 1975 Newbery Medal. Hamilton's first book, as a child was "The Novel". Then came Zeely... Read more...
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02/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
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MayaAngelo Maya Angelou is an amazing author and poet. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her first seventeen ... Read more...