“So, what ever happened to Alex?” How long did it take for you to ask me that? “What are you talkin’ ‘bout? It just popped into my mind, ya know?” You see this blank stare? Stop lying to me, please. Wait, real quick, I hate the saying “ya know.” Wha... Read more...
More young people are killed in Chicago than any other American city Since 008, more than 530 youth have been killed in Chicago with nearly 80 percent of the homicides occurring in 22 African-American or Latino community areas on the city's South, Southwest and West sides. "Pour out your hea... Read more...
The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. Director: George Tillman Jr. Writers: Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker Stars: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie and Derek Luke Read more...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was... Read more...
Heavy D’s death in November at age 44 was sudden and surprising, but BET’s Centric network has already sprung into action with a documentary celebrating the late MC’s life. Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D, premiering this Sunday night (Feb. 26), contains interviews with Will Smith, Queen La... Read more...
Olsson's documentary utilizes never before seen interviews (with Stokely Carmichael and Angela Davis among others) filmed by a group of Swedish filmmakers from the late sixties to mid-seventies to chronicle the growth of the black power movement. Thirty years later this lush collection of 16mm f... Read more...
A 2Pac musical play is coming to Broadway in New York City possibly as soon as the end of this year, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation confirmed with XXLMag.com. “It’s based off the music of Tupac,” Vernal Cambridge, Executive Director of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, told XXLMag.com... Read more...
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24/02/2012,
by Lana in A Truth Moment,
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Jobs. It’s the word you’ve been hearing repeatedly for the past couple of years. It’s what Republicans claim President Obama has failed us on. It’s what many Americans find themselves looking for day after day, interview after interview. I recently started a new job of my own t... Read more...
Have you seen those barcode-looking things recently but haven’t got the slightest what they’re for? After this post, you’ll see how they might just end up making your life a little bit easier one day! Many of you reading this have undoubtedly seen a QR (Quick Response) code by now (the thing ... Read more...