Exclusive: Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Talks 75 Years of the CIAA Tournament and How it Impacts the Culture

Shawn Grant

February 12, 2020

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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association will return to Charlotte on February 25-29, 2020. Founded in 1912 on the campus of Hampton University, CIAA is the oldest African-American conference in the cou... Read Article

Audiomack Partners With Polo G And Friends To Produce “Hometown Heroes All Star” Chicago Charity Show

Sha Be Allah

February 11, 2020

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On the heels of a trio of successful sold-out shows in New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Audiomack takes their fan favorite“Hometown Heroes” Live Concert Series to the Windy City for a charity show.  ... Read Article

Legal Cannabis Jobs in U.S. Have Doubled in 2 Years; 243,700 Marijuana Gigs in U.S. in 2020

Sha Be Allah

February 10, 2020

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The cannabis industry in the United States is growing faster in the last few years than during the whole fight against prohibition (1920-1933). 2019 was an interesting year for cannabis industries. The last year of the second decade of the 21st century was ex... Read Article

Exclusive: Anthony Davis on Being an All-Star in Chicago and the Importance of Giving Back to His Hometown

Shawn Grant

February 10, 2020

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Since the NBA announced All-Star Weekend would be making its return to Chicago for the first time in over 30 years, the city has been getting ready. All of the pageantries of basketball’s biggest weekend will ... Read Article

[WATCH] Hans Berglund CEO Of Arizona Company Fired After Calling Uber Driver Racial Slur

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February 9, 2020

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Hans Berglund, former CEO of Tempe fertilizer company Agroplasma has been fired after using a racial slur during a verbal disagreement with an Uber driver. The incident occurred this past January when Bergl... Read Article

Police Precinct Gets Shot Up in the Bronx Causing #BlueLivesMatter to Trend

NDSmith

February 9, 2020

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There seems to be an attack on police in the Boogie Down, launching the hashtag to trend #BlueLivesMatter. According to the NYPost, a deranged gunman came into a Bronx police precinct and "emptied his clip," hitting a ranking officer. Right before that, a ... Read Article

2 Chainz’ T.R.U. Group Celebrates #TRUsday Ahead of Compilation Album

Jiggy Jones

February 4, 2020

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It's #TRUsday and The Real University (T.R.U.) compilation album is on its way. Back in October, 2 Chainz announced the signing of 4 new additions to his T.R.U. record label, along with a new partnership w... Read Article

Another Earthquake in the Caribbean… Puerto Rico Hit Again

NDSmith

February 4, 2020

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Another massive earthquake has hit the Caribbean paradise, Puerto Rico, and it has left islanders wondering "What is going on?" It has been a little under a month (Jan. 7th) since "La Isla Bonita" was hit... Read Article

Roddy Ricch Is The First Rapper Since 50 Cent To Do This

Jiggy Jones

February 4, 2020

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Roddy Ricch is having the best 2020 so far and shows no signs of slowing down. The Compton rapper just wrapped up an incredible January. His latest single, "The Box" has spent the last 4 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while his debut alb... Read Article

Health Experts Predict 100 Million to Succumb to Coronavirus By 2021

Sha Be Allah

February 3, 2020

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A scientist at the John Hopkins Medical Center in Maryland was an actual predictor of the coronavirus that first hit Wuhan, China in early January, believing that the virus attacks an entire three months prior... Read Article

Colin Kaepernick Speaks on Jay-Z And Beyonce Sitting Down During National Anthem

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February 3, 2020

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Photos hit the internet today showing images of Jay-Z and Beyonce sitting down during the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIV in Miami. Former 49ers QB and civil activist Colin Kaepernick weighed in on what is n... Read Article

Today in Hip Hop History: 25 Years Ago, Old Dirty Bastard Released ‘Brooklyn Zoo’ (A Personal Story)

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February 3, 2020

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Today in Hip Hop history, Wu Tang member Old Dirty Bastard released his debut single Brooklyn Zoo on February 3, 1995. When I was just 13 years old, I met Ason Unique aka ODB. I lived on 132nd street in Harlem and he lived right up the block from me with h... Read Article

Kelis Says She Was “Blatantly Lied to and Tricked” by The Neptunes

Symone Daniels

February 2, 2020

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Mase isn’t the only celebrity coming forward about not being compensated fairly from a major record label. In an interview with The Guardian, singer Kelis Rogers (most notably known as the electric singer from... Read Article

[WATCH] Fresno Police Officer Tries Handcuffing Autistic Teen Suffering Seizure

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February 2, 2020

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A California mother is livid as her cry for help for her 16-year-old autistic son who was suffering a seizure ended up arrested by Fresno Police. Lourdes Ponce says her son was inside a Fresno restaurant wh... Read Article

SOURCE BHM Month: The First Rapper Ever… Meet Coke La Rock

NDSmith

February 1, 2020

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While you might believe that it is unlike for anyone to really zone in who was the first person to ever be considered a rapper, the universal consensus from the people who were there back in the day, say that there is one name you have to point to. That would... Read Article

PETA Claims the NFL Shut Down Their Colin Kaepernick-Inspired Super Bowl Ad

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January 31, 2020

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PETA was gearing up to air a commercial during the Super Bowl that shows animated animals taking a knee during the National Anthem, protesting injustice. But the organization claims that the NFL is pressuring ... Read Article

Torae Will Teach Music Business College Course in Brooklyn

Sha Be Allah

January 31, 2020

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Torae will be taking students back to school at Medgar Evers' Music Business class. A new hip-hop education course, "The Business of Music", is an eight-week course taking place this spring semester at Med... Read Article

Pregnant Woman Killed and Kicked Out Moving Car in front of the Gates of the Projects in Brooklyn

NDSmith

January 29, 2020

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Early Tuesday morning, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn a 27-year-old pregnant woman was murdered, savagely pushed out of a moving car and left for dead outside of the Red Hook Houses. Now, according to the NY Post, authorities are looking for the boyfrien... Read Article

Yo Gotti, Team Roc Release Videos of Gruesome Conditions in Mississippi Prisons

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January 29, 2020

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Yo Gotti left Mississippi officials with a fair warning: Improve the conditions in its prisons where numerous inmates died, or prepare for a civil suit with the support of Roc Nation's, Team Roc. When Mississi... Read Article

Kanye West to Bring Sunday Service to Super Bowl Weekend

Jiggy Jones

January 29, 2020

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Attend Sunday Service before the Super Bowl. On Tuesday Kanye West took to Twitter to announce a Sunday Service during Super Bowl Weekend. https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1222226754422460416?s=20... Read Article