“House Speaker John Boehner’s new son-in-law is a Jamaican-born, dreadlock-sporting 38-year-old who was once busted for possessing marijuana… Mr. Lakhan wore a gray suit and dreadlocks that fell to his waist,...
By Nicole Flatow for Think Progress In March, Colorado came close to becoming the 19th state to abolish the death penalty, but the bill failed after Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) voiced opposition and suggested a possible ve...
HotNewHipHop.com: Chris Brown and Tank recently teamed up for Tank’s new banger “Shots Fired.” The single, which seems to be gaining more and more momentum since its release, is also getting the visual t...
Be great at your craft if you’re gonna have a God complex. Kanye West satisfies both conditions. Because of that, his song “New Slaves” makes more sense to audiences. West released “New Slaves”, in all its bitter, but...
On Wednesday, June 19, a statue of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) will be unveiled in the in the United States Capitol Visitor Center at a ceremony. After escaping slavery, Douglass became a leader of th...
resident Obama’s Sunday commencement speech to graduates of Morehouse College, a prestigious all male historic black university (HBCU), with themes that centered around civic duty and personal responsibility, elicited the ...
By Julian Bond have always suspected that racists didn’t like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. When I told MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts on May 14 that the Tea Party was “the Taliban wing of American politics...
Original Destiny’s Child member and solo artist Kelly Rowland gave listeners a candid view of some trying experiences—namely an abusive romantic relationship and envy of band-mate Beyonce in her new song “Dirty Laundry....