Writing for NBC, veteran Chicago political journalist and author, Edward McClelland, described “Don’t Like” rapper Chief Keef‘s debut album on Interscope Records, Finally Rich, as a “minstrel show.” According to McClelland, author of the books “Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President” and “Nothin’ But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times and Hopes […]

Former NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal (pictured) is launching his own line of libations,”Luv Shaq” vodka, the New York Post reports. He entered into an agreement Devotion Vodka, the producers of the coconut-flavored vodka. The drink will be sugar and gluten-free and the bottles will sport images of none other than the “Big Man.” According to Drew Adelman, […]

As a child growing up in the West African nation of Sierra Leone during its horrendous civil war,  Michaela DePrince, 17, witnessed the atrocities of a country tearing itself apart firsthand. Her father was murdered and her mother starved to death shortly afterward. DePrince was taken to an orphanage by a family member in the […]

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A 42-year-old bus driver was charged with misdemeanor assault on Tuesday after he punched a passenger who allegedly spat on him, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Kim Kardashians’ 11 Worst Looks Since Dating Kanye Top 20 Football WAGs The dispute reportedly began after 23-year-old Rudolph Alexander boarded the bus with an empty metro […]

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Within hours of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., a 29-year-old man allegedly boarded a New Orleans school bus with a gun and threatened the children on board, The Times-Picayune reports. Keith Petit threatened to shoot everyone on the bus if they “messed with” his family member, according to a student who […]

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Despite experiencing economic hardship, Detroit has a legendary cultural base, making it an interesting place to visit over the winter holidays. If you would like to explore Detroit, some stops worth visiting include the Detroit Main Library, which opened at its current location in 1921; The Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, which represents […]

The “Queen James Bible” that has recently been released purports to be based on the King James Bible version and is being touted as the “first-ever gay Bible in the world,” reports the Daily Mail. SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama Portrayed As Transgendered Woman On Magazine Cover The “Queen James Bible” is said to offer an unconvoluted and unbiased […]

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Twelve-year-old Erol Faustin got a very public lesson on how not to talk to adults, WSVN-TV reports. Scroll down for news video When his teacher asked him to remove is book bag, he cursed at her. “He told her he doesn’t give an ‘f,’ ‘b,'” revealed Lisette Lopez, the boy’s mother. “Those words are not […]

After most shootings, administrators, parents, and residents must decide whether to demolish or overhaul existing areas where students, teachers, and school personnel have been brutally murdered. Now, with the recent shooting massacre that has unfortunately occurred at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn., the community will be forced to decide on whether the school […]

CNN has just reported that TIME magazine will name President Barack Obama the Person of the Year. Congrats! Stay tuned for more… SOURCE: TIME