Last weekend, news broke that a 50 year old unarmed black man South Carolina man, Walter Scott, was shot and killed by former officer, Michael T Slager. The officer was charged with murder and held without bail until trial and until a through investigation was conducted.
These kinds of cases cause a bit of a "circus" in race relations and society as a whole, a circus that the Scott famil
Last week, Tavis Smiley made comments regarding Fox's hit new television show, Empire. Smiley called bashed it saying it was a poor reflection of the black community. Empire creator Lee Daniels responded to Smiley's comments.
Maybach Music Artist, Wale, dropped his fourth studio album, "The Album About Nothing" last week and it has been gathering much attention and applause since it's release.
Today, Billboard reported that #TAAN is officially the #1 album.
Surely, you have seen the horrible video of a South Carolina man, Walter Scott, being shot by police officer, Michael Slager, 8 times in the back. The video not only showed the unlawful killing of the unarmed man but also showed the officer planting false evidence on the deceased body to justify the murder. Slager has been charged.
Indiana has demolished headlines after being the first state to pass “Anti-Gay” laws. Their Religious Freed Restoration Act has caused a nation of uproar and individuals from both sides of the argument speak up. Pop superstar, Rihanna, shared her views as well after a show in Indiana...
The 'Ice Ice Baby' rapper Vanilla Ice was caught up in some legal drama after a burglary where took some furniture out of a home that wasn't his. Apparently he accepted a plea deal forcing him to pay restitution and serve community service...
Killer Mike has sort of earned his voice of influence within the Hip Hop community and even more so, African American culture. He appeared on HuffPost Live where he was asked about recent court cases where rap lyrics were used against the defendants and tied to gang violence as a result.