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There’s a great contest played out daily in communities around the country, and black people watch in astonishment and disbelief. No not at the teams

Nearly a week after rapper Waka Flocka Flame’s tour bus was shot at in Charlotte, N.C., police arrested six suspects in connection with the shooting.

For many African American music artists, it was a down year with respect to record sales. Technology may have contributed to the lackluster numbers. For

The African American community has changed significantly since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and not for the better. Segregation has ended, and we

Musicians have always pushed the boundaries when it comes to censorship. However, there is a big difference between musicians who create vulgar music and artists

President Obama shines brilliantly again. It has been a while since the entire nation had to acknowledge the action and the rebuttals that are eminent

Last month, former Diddy protégé and Bad Boy Records rising star, G. Dep, turned himself in at a New York police station and confessed to

Four men have been arrested in the drive-by shooting death of onetime Lauryn Hill and Bobby Brown bassist, Dewey Tucker, 24. The four men, Raul

I already know how this is going to play out … The shock, revulsion and horror of the recent assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Federal agents shocked urbanites when they revealed they are pursuing new leads in the investigation of the 13-year-old execution-style murder of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace

So, 2011 is finally here where so many look forward to new beginnings. In retrospect, 2010 made for a horrid time in many African American

The son of Atlanta Hawks assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Van Exel has been charged with the murder of a close

2010 has drawn to a rapid close. Actually, with each passing year “rapid” seems to become even more rapid, but that just may be a

Days after President Barack Obama praised the Philadelphia Eagles for giving Michael Vick a second chance after the embattled star spent 23 months in prison,

The worlds of faith, race and sexuality converged at an emergency town hall meeting on Saturday, Dec. 11 in New York City. Organized by the

Magnolia Shorty, a former Cash Money Records rapper, was shot and killed in her New Orleans hometown shortly after noon on Dec. 20. Magnolia carried

Tom Brady will win the 2010 National Football League Most Valuable Player Award and he’ll win by a snout, er, nose over Michael Vick. Understand

Without provocation nor outside persuasion, MC G. Dep, a former rapper under Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records, walked into a New York police precinct