New York — Rapper 50 Cent made a hit song out of talking about how he gets money. Now another rapper wants to get some too — from 50 Cent. Lawyers for Tyrone Simmons, a rapper from Atlanta, Ga. who goes by “Caliber,” have filed a copyright infringement suit in federal court in Brooklyn. The […]
Virginia — Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of that crime, nor of any other crime. Despite that, he has been detained at the U.S. Marine brig in Quantico, Virginia for five months — and for two months before that in a military […]
(CHICAGO-Chicago Sun-Times) A 4-year-old boy was Duct-Taped at the Pui Tak Christian School, in Chicago Illinois and the boy’s parents, Harold and Cara Irving, who are African-American, are claiming that race was a factor. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: “I received a call from the school informing me that my son was in the principal’s office […]
From FoxNews New Jersey — The cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” is welcoming another Jersey girl to the ranks.
The Village Voice has a good article on the reasons for lack of Black firefighters in New York City and the requirement test necessary to become a firefighter: “There’s no question that there is something very wrong with how the FDNY adds new employees. For nearly 40 years, various courts have issued injunctions to correct […]
There is a new trailer for “MOOZ-Lum,” which stars Nia Long, Evan Ross and Roger Guenveur Smith. The movie is about a Black Muslim family and a young Muslim man’s experience with prejudice and racism on a college campus following 9/11. The movie will be in limited release, February 11th 2011. RELATED STORIES Beck Claims […]
Today we talked about the shooting at the Florida school board (Footage could be disturbing) among other things on the Lincoln Ware Show.
Wisconsin — A postal carrier says he simply wanted to cheer up a woman on his rounds who seemed “stressed out” when he decided to deliver mail in the buff. But upon further review, the worker told police that delivering mail while completely naked probably wasn’t a good idea.
R&B Star Darlene Love, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Love has recorded with Phil Spector and The Blossoms. She has worked with The Beach Boys, Sam Cooke and Elvis Presley among others. Love has appeared in the Lethal Weapon movies as Danny Glover’s wife and on Broadway in the […]
New York — I am still not sure if I believe what Celestrellas is reporting, but if it’s true, superstar music group Aventura is no more. Although I wouldn’t be surprised to see Max, Romeo, Henry and Lenny go their separate ways (breakup rumors have been flying for years), it would still be a major […]
PHILADELPHIA – A new outdoor exhibit is opening in the city’s historic district after years of protests, research and debate about how to balance the stories of the nation’s battle for independence with its history of slavery.
The Senate approved the controversial $858 billion tax cut package just moments ago. The 81 to 19 vote now advances to the House of Representatives to extend the Bush-era tax reduction, among other things like unemployment benefits for 13 months, cut the payroll tax by 2 percentage points for a year, restore the estate tax […]
