Although there have been many advances made in the past decade with respect to dropping rates of violent crime in some areas of the country,
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
We all know that it is very precarious when one is called the N-word by another person, in particular if that person happens to be
Helmut Seifert, 47, was livid after he discovered that his 17-year-old daughter was dating and having a sexual relationship with a 57-year-old man. In an
