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Jay Z addresses Prop 47: ‘More schools, less prisons’

While performing this past weekend in Pasadena, California, at the latest stop on his “On the Run Tour” with his superstar wife, Beyoncé, Jay Z commented on California Proposition 47. Prop 47 is to be featured on the ballot during the November election and emphasizes the reduction of non-violent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. It is believed that Prop 47 will lower California’s ever-swelling incarceration rates–which disproportionately affect black and Latino men.

Celebrity fashion on Instagram this week

From the streets to the stadium, many of our favorite celebrities were dressed to kill — the scene, that is. While Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and

Minister Louis Farrakhan addresses Jay Z and Jay Electronica

Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has issued a letter addressing hip-hop stars Jay Electronica and Jay Z following their appearance at the 2014 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Jay Electronica performed with members of the Fruit of Islam flanking him on each side throughout much of the show, and Min. Farrakhan expressed his pride at the devout Muslim’s performance and message.