Will rape allegations break the Morehouse-Spelman bond?
OPINION - As of now, students and alumni are engaged in long-standing arguments over institutional identity, media attacks on black men and violence against women...
Talib Kweli's 'Prisoner Of Conscious' is solid but not his best
REVIEW - First and foremost, though,Talib Kweli is an artist. He’s a good rapper—great even. His latest effort, however, is not...
Dear Glenn Beck: Leave MLK out of the NRA
OPINION - The NRA, which has been in the spotlight since the brutal murders in Newtown, Connecticut, seems to be redoubling efforts to resist any legislation regulating the use or sale of firearms...
Willie Manning shows why death penalty must end
OPINION - Unless the governor of Mississippi intervenes, the Magnolia State will execute Willie Jerome Manning on May 7...
Stop 'rescuing' African children through corrupt adoptions
OPINION - It is a tragedy to travel to this deeply historical country of Ethiopia...
Chris Kelly, Kris Kross, and losing our idols
OPINION - When I heard about the death of Kris Kross member Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, I instantly recalled the first time I saw the video for their smash 1992 single 'Jump'..
Why hip-hop embraces Assata Shakur
OPINION - It wasn't our parents who introduced us to Assata Shakur. It was Hip-Hop. Chuck D of Public Enemy broke the thick, cold ice when he bellowed, 'supporter of Chesimard!'in the group's seminal song 'Rebel Without A Pause'...
An open letter to PepsiCo on the Mountain Dew ad
OPINION - Within the past week alone we’ve seen several examples of corporations apologizing for racist imagery, including a controversial online Mountain Dew ad...
Obama still has 'juice' in his 2nd term
ANALYSIS - When ABC News' Jonathan Karl asked President Obama this week at a press conference if Obama had 'the juice' to get his agenda through the Congress, the president bristled and argued he was still relevant...
Remembering Kris Kross' Chris Kelly, and the power of 'Jump'
LA TIMES - Dupri's vision was simple: a kid rap group. But it was the execution of 'Jump,' and most of their debut, that was brilliant//
