As hip-hop moves into its fourth decade, the stars of its golden age are now grown with families of their own. Snoop Dogg, aka Snoop Lion, aka Calvin Broadus, is no exception. ESPN recently announced a five-episode documentary series starring the rapper and his 17-year-old son, Cordell, reports Hip-Hop Wired. SEE ALSO: Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Quvenzhane […]
You’ve hit the streets. You’ve carried picket signs. You’ve joined choruses “No Justice, No Peace,” “I Can’t Breathe,” and even “Fight the Power.” You were angered not only at the deaths at the hands of police of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and Akai Gurley, but the countless others whose names you may never know. […]
During an upcoming, decade-long focus on the global black experience, a group of U.N. experts says it won’t be convenient for leaders to simply offer lip service in the fight against racism. The U.N. last week launched the “International Decade for People of African Descent,” pledging to turn up international pressure on governments and institutions […]
An eight-minute-long video was uploaded onto YouTube on Wednesday showing New York City policemen, uniformed and plainclothes, roughing up three African-American minors. Based on that video, Officer John McDevitt has been suspended from duty pending investigation, the NYPD announced on Friday, reports The New York Daily News. As bystanders watched in horror at the officer’s bully tactics, many in the crowd were […]
