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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Announce 2024 Presidential Campaign in Twitter Spaces Event with Elon Musk

By Shawn Grant / May 24, 2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ready to announce his 2024 presidential campaign. The announcement will be part of a Twitter...

Florida School Bans Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem, Citing “Indirect Hate Speech”

By Zoe Zorka / May 23, 2023

Just day's before controversial Florida governor Ron DeSantis is expected to formally announce his 2024 presidential bid, his recent legislation,...

NAACP Issues Travel Advisory for the State of Florida Following Actions by Gov. Ron DeSantis

By Shawn Grant / May 22, 2023

The NAACP has issued a travel advisory for Florida, citing that Gov. Ron DeSantis has led the area to be...

SOURCE SPORTS: NFL’s Inspire Change Initiative Hits $300 Million in Support for Social Justice

By Shawn Grant / May 19, 2023

The NFL today revealed that the league's Inspire Change campaign had received more than $300 million in social justice donations...

E. Jean Carroll to Trump’s Lawyer After Trump Found Liable for Sexual Abuse: ‘He Did It — And You Know It’

By Shawn Grant / May 11, 2023

E. Jean Carroll had a pointed message for Trump's lawyer after Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and more:...

Trump Found Liable of Sexual Abuse and Defamation in Civil Suit, Ordered to Pay $5M in Damages

By Shawn Grant / May 9, 2023

A New York federal jury has found former President Donald Trump liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of former...

The Recording Academy Takes Federal Effort to Limit Use of Song Lyrics in Court to Capitol Hill

By Shawn Grant / May 5, 2023

Congressmen Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) from the Recording Academy® joined them at a press conference on Capitol...

A Father’s Day Message From Trayvon Martin’s Dad

JPWEB

June 13, 2012

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Politics

Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon Martin, released an emotional video addressing the unnecessary number of deaths that affect fathers on a global level. Mr. Martin, backed by the Second Chance Campaign and still... Read Article

George Zimmerman Bond Revoked

Sha Be Allah

June 1, 2012

Politics

George Zimmerman had his bond revoked today by a Florida judge and ordered him to surrender himself to authorities within the 48 hours. Prosecutors filed a motion to revoke the bond of the neighborhood watch v... Read Article

Jimmy Rosemond Trial, Day 5: The Source Reports

Kimosorio1

May 21, 2012

Covers, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Politics

Things heat up in the courtroom as the trial for the music mogul continues. Day 5 – Eastern District Court Brooklyn ---The federal drug trial of Jimmy Rosemond continued today at the Eastern District cou... Read Article

Jimmy Rosemond Trial, Day 4: The Source Reports…

Kimosorio1

May 17, 2012

Covers, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Politics

...From Inside The Courtroom May 17, 2011 -- Eastern District Court Brooklyn -- 6 PM The federal drug trial that has caught the media and music industry’s attention continued with another day of te... Read Article

Jimmy Henchmen Trial, Day 3

Kimosorio1

May 16, 2012

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Politics

The Source Reports From Inside The Courtroom At The Jimmy Rosemond Trial May 16, 2012 -- Eastern District Brooklyn Court -- 6 P.M. Today, the prosecution completed their direct examination of witness Khalil Ab... Read Article

Statement from Jimmy Henchman

The Source

May 15, 2012

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Politics

Day 2 was an intense one for music executive Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond, who is on trial in Brooklyn Federal Court on charges that he sold millions of dollars worth of cocaine, laundered money, and tam... Read Article

Ohio Seeks To Legalize Marijuana Use

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2012

Politics

The way things are looking, weed smokers may be flocking to Ohio if NORML has anything to do with it. The Ohio and Local Cleveland chapters of NORML made two proposals on Saturday; one involving recreational u... Read Article

George ZImmerman Arraignment Today

Sha Be Allah

May 8, 2012

Politics

Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was charged with second degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was formally arraigned this afternoon. In a motion to continue th... Read Article

Rally For Mumia Abu Jamal Gathers At The Department of Justice in Washington, DC

KiddFuture

April 24, 2012

Politics

Approximately 100 gathered outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC today (Apr. 24) to recognize the born day of Mumia Abu Jamal and, as Angela Davis said, "to breathe life into the old La... Read Article

George Zimmerman Released On $150K Bond

Sha Be Allah

April 22, 2012

Politics

Sunday night George Zimmerman was released from a Florida jail on a $150K bond for the February 26 killing of unarmed 17 year old Trayvon Martin. He is awaiting trial on a charge of second degree murder for the... Read Article

George Zimmerman Bond Set at $150K

Sha Be Allah

April 20, 2012

Politics

This morning, 28 year old George Zimmerman appeared before a judge in Seminole County, Florida for a bond hearing. Entering the courtroom wearing a suit and tie, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer that shot and k... Read Article

Secret Service Prostitute Scandal In Colombia

Sha Be Allah

April 16, 2012

Politics

11 Secret Service agents were placed on leave on Saturday and replaced by other agents in Cartegena, Colombia after it was revealed that President Obama's security detail was involved with prostitutes during hi... Read Article

Trayvon Martin Update: George Zimmerman Will Be Charged

Sha Be Allah

April 11, 2012

Politics

After lawyers Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig announced that they no longer represented George Zimmerman, no one seems to know the whereabouts of the 28 year old that shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Florida ... Read Article

George Zimmerman Arrested And Charged With Murder

Sha Be Allah

April 11, 2012

Politics

In the latest development of the Trayvon Martin case, George Zimmerman has been arrested, charged with second degree murder, and is currently being held without bond. Special attorney Angela Corey announced tha... Read Article

Trayvon Martin Update: No Grand Jury

Sha Be Allah

April 9, 2012

Politics

After six weeks of investigations, rallies, protests, and media fervor, the killing of unarmed 17 year old Trayvon Martin by self appointed Neighborhood Watch captain George Zimmerman seems to be at a standstil... Read Article

REAL âLord of Warâ sentenced to 25 Years in Prison. Was justice served???

Wally1804

April 6, 2012

Politics

Notorious gun smuggler Viktor Bout who Nicolas Cage played in “Lord of War” was sentence to twenty-five years by a New York Federal court judge for conspiracy to commit terrorism. According t... Read Article

VIDEO: Congressman Gets Kicked Off House Floor Wearing Hoodie

Sha Be Allah

March 28, 2012

Politics

This morning, Congressman and former Black Panther leader Bobby Rush was silenced and escorted off the House Of Representatives floor for wearing a hoodie and defiantly speaking out against the senseless kiling... Read Article

UPDATE: One Month Anniversary of the Killing Of Trayvon Martin

Sha Be Allah

March 26, 2012

Politics

As today marks the one month anniversary of the killing of 17 year old Trayvon Martin at the hands of George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, several elements have attached themselves to the case, making it an ev... Read Article

President Obama Speaks On Trayvon Martin, Miami Heat Pays Tribute

KiddFuture

March 23, 2012

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Politics

President Obama weighed in on the senseless murder of Trayvon Martin. The President of The United States Of America made a bold statement with his comment, "If I had a son he would look like Trayv... Read Article

One Million Hoodies Will March Today In NYC For Trayvon Martin

Sha Be Allah

March 21, 2012

Politics

The tragic and senseless killing of 17 year old Trayvon Martin in Florida has sent shockwaves throughout the country, especially within the Black community. Today in New York, a march will be held to send a mes... Read Article