This is America… Masked White Supremacists March at Lincoln Memorial

This is America… Masked White Supremacists March at Lincoln Memorial

This is America.... A gang of white men half masked walking in broad daylight with police escorts, all coordinated in...
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Remembering DMX: A Personal Story

Remembering DMX: A Personal Story

Beloved rapper/actor/philanthropist DMX passed away last Friday at the tender age of 50.After a week-long battle in the hospital, family,...
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Op-Ed: Whitelash Will Not Silence Us

Op-Ed: Whitelash Will Not Silence Us

Congress finally certified the votes of the Electoral College for the 2020 election of the United States President and Vice...
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Native American Hip Hop: Rhymes and Stories from the City to the Rez

Native American Hip Hop: Rhymes and Stories from the City to the Rez

by: Kyle Mays November is Native American Heritage Month. But how many people knew that? Better yet, how many people...
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[Op-Ed] Hip Hop Democracy and the Future of Our Freedom

[Op-Ed] Hip Hop Democracy and the Future of Our Freedom

by Kyle T. Mays, Ph.D. In the wake of the election of president-elect Joe Biden and the incoming Vice President,...
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First Kanye, 50 Cent And Now Lil Wayne: We Need Our Men Today

First Kanye, 50 Cent And Now Lil Wayne: We Need Our Men Today

First it was Kanye, then 50 Cent and now Lil Wayne standing beside arguably--- one of the most controversial presidents...
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Amy Coney Barrett: Handmaid or Heroine | Opinion Editorial

Amy Coney Barrett: Handmaid or Heroine | Opinion Editorial

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq. We cannot understand the current moment without viewing it with a historical lens. After the death...
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Dr. Sebi Trends on Twitter as Conspiracy Theories Rise Amid Nipsey Hussle's Fatal Shooting
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[WATCH] Was Richard Pryor’s Women and Drug Abuse Triggered By Mom’s Prostitution?

ABC News featured a short documentary about comedian Richard Pryor's life through his last days. The child of a prostitute with a father who was a pimp, Pryor grew up in a peculiarly toxic environment. He desc... Read Article
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[WATCH] Singer K Michelle Says ‘Men Bring Women Down’

Singer K Michelle went on The Morning Culture on Atlanta's V-103 and expressed her thoughts on men, dating, and relationships. She said she doesn't see any good men out there anymore like her grandad who raised... Read Article
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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ‘Rappers Are Never Going To Stop Talking About Drugs’

On the cover of issue #276, our inaugural 'Future Issue', journalist Courtney Brown sat down with international superstar A Boogie With Da Hoodie to discuss his rise to stardom. During a revealing moment in the... Read Article
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10 Of Jay-Z’s Best Remix Verses

Jay Z has this habit of taking over a song that he is tapped to contribute a featuring verse on. In pure New York City fashion, Hov jumped on the official 'All The Way Up' remix alongside Fat Joe & Remy ... Read Article
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Rise Of The Raptivist: The Role Social Commentary Plays For Change

In this tumultuous social climate, where topics often revolve around human rights protests, police brutality, vocal hate groups on social media and the fear of terrorism being instilled by the media, it is offi... Read Article
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The Rodney King LAPD Beating Video 25 Years Later: Has Anything Really Changed?

On this date in 1991, an undetermined number of Los Angeles Police officers beat motorist Rodney King 54 times with batons following a simple speeding violation. All four of the officers that were tried for the... Read Article
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MissUnderstood: How Women Of Color Are Uniting To Break Down The Hollywood Typecasting Barrier

With the Oscars fast approaching, all of the discussion surrounding the Academy's lack of recognition for deserving people of color who have excelled in film and television has brought us to another slightly ov... Read Article