Last year on the first day of Black History month, at least a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities received...
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Is Casanova Coming Home? Ice from ‘The Joe Budden Podcast’ Provides an Update
By Shawn Grant
/ January 31, 2023
Is Casanova headed home? Cas has been sitting behind bars on federal racketeering charges for some time, but perhaps that...
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Gillibrand, Schumer, Bowman, and A Host Of Hip Hop Legends Announce $5M For Universal Hip Hop Museum
By Sha Be Allah
/ January 30, 2023
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of hip hop, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressman Jamaal...
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Kanye West Under Police Investigation for Video of Him Grabbing Woman’s Cellphone
By Zoe Zorka
/ January 29, 2023
Kanye West is in trouble with the law after a video surfaced of him grabbing a woman's cellphone. The Ventura...
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Michael B. Jordan Jokes about Lori Harvey Breakup on SNL Monologue
By Zoe Zorka
/ January 29, 2023
Breakups can be hard, but sometimes they can also be funny. Michael B. Jordan took to SNL this weekend (where...
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Seven People Shot Dead In Another California Mass Shooting
By Sha Be Allah
/ January 24, 2023
As the country still reels from the mass shooting in SoCal's Monterey Park tragedy, where 11 people were killed and...
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Jay-Z and Yo Gotti’s Team Roc Prison Reform Program Drops Lawsuit Against MS State Prison
By Sha Be Allah
/ January 23, 2023
According to recent reports, Team Roc's attorneys have dropped their lawsuit against the Mississippi State Penitentiary, but they vow to...
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Tyler, The Creator On Iggy Azalea: “She Stinks”
The big eared bandit is tossin' all his manners.
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Hood Health 101: Drink Up Like This
This weeks edition of HH101 focuses on the importance of the amount of water that should be consumed during the summer months By Nakeasha Johnson
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Michael Ealy, Tracie Thoms, Wilmer Valderrama Help Kick Off 24 Hour Plays
Yesterday, in preparation for the upcoming 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles on June 20, 2014, Montblanc and Urban Arts Partnership hosted their 2nd annual Young Auditioners Program at ArTES High School in San Ferna... Read Article
Ras Baraka, Son Of Amiri Baraka, Wins Mayoral Election In Newark
Son of the late legendary poet wins the mayoral race in his father's hometown
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International Rescue Committee Teams Up With Jazz Musician Joshua Redman
International Rescue Committee has teamed up with jazz saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman. The two time-time grammy nominee, joins IRC Voices including Rashida Jones, John Legend, and Morena Baccarin to use... Read Article
Consequence Spills Vocab About Bottle Girls, Music, And Reality TV
The Queen's-bred emcee is back. Guard your bars!
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Hood Health 101: Hypertension Or Vampirism?
This week's edition of HH101 deals with the dangers of the hood's silent killer; hypertension
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The MOVE Organization Bombing: 29 Years Later
Today marks the 29th year since the Philadelphia-based movement's headquarters were bombed by law enforcement
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Denis O’Hare and Taylor Kitsch Talk ‘The Normal Heart’
"The Normal Heart" tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s.
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Artist Uses “Trash” To Craft Unique Houses For The Homeless
Gregory Kloehn is a gifted artist hailing from Oakland, California with a mission to help end homelessness, one hut at a time. He founded his organization, Homeless Homes Project, after coming to the realizatio... Read Article
Ariana Grande, Victor Cruz, Anna Wintour, Amar’e Stoudemire Attend Born Free Africa Mother’s Day Carnival
On May 11, Vogue, Diane von Furstenberg, Claire Danes, Liya Kebede, John Megrue, and Wangechi Mutu hosted a Mother’s Day Carnival in support of Born Free Africa with the generous support of Amazon Fashion, Shop... Read Article
Mashable Presents: “10 Rap Lyrics to Show Mom You Care”
"Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, turn one page and there's my mommy."
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Hood Health 101: Mouth Monsters…They DO Exist!
This week's edition of Hood Health deals with the importance of oral health
By Nakeasha Johnson
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Harvard University Hosting Black Mass?
Harvard University is the premier institution of secondary schooling for America and majority of the world, with a title like that comes a load of academic responsibility. The school is the center of learning a... Read Article
Jet Magazine Will Go To Digital Publishing Next Month
After providing African-American readers with decades of digest publications starting in June it will no longer be available to the general public
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Lil Durk Responds To Chief Keef Siding With Game And Tyga
"Me and Sosa beefin' but we both eatin', but only one keep it ." ~ Lil Durk
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The Black Institute Honors Mayor De Blasio And Chirlane McCray
THE BLACK INSTITUTE GETS READY FOR IT'S FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRATION AND AWARD RECEPTION MAY 15, 6:30-9:30PM
As stated in the New York Observer's Political Power 80 article "Bertha Lewis, the former Acorn boss, ... Read Article
#BringBackOurGirls: United Nations Says Sale of Girls by Boko Haram Would Be Crime Against Humanity.
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says the intention by Boko Haram to sell the abducted girls as slaves constitute a crime against humanity.
Boko Haram, the militant group wh... Read Article
Hood Health 101: Marijuana Is NOT The Only Healing Herb!
This edition of HH101 looks into the beneficial and medicinal properties of natural herbs
By Nakeasha Johnson
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