Hip Hop Congress Awareness Festival Unites Diverse Crowd

Hip Hop Congress Awareness Festival unites diverse crowd by Jenn Walker, published on May 25, 2009 at 1:00AM http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/8211/Hip_Hop_Congress_Awareness_Festival_unites_diverse_crowd // Watching the MC with the dreadlocks, the interracial couple, kids younger than 12, asians, blacks, whites and Hispanics congregated in the Washington Neighborhood Center all listening to the same music was a rare and inspiring [...]

More Details Emerge from Austin Nightclub shooting

        More Details Emerge at Austin, Texas Nightclub Shooting by Davey D By now many of y’all have read or heard about the tragic shootings that took place early Friday morning in front of Spiro‘s nightclub in Austin, Tx right off 6th street.  For those who are just getting caught up to [...]

Disgruntled Texas Rappers Shoot Up Nightclub-Injure 8

Two Central Texas rap artists, accused of wounding eight people in a shooting in downtown Austin early Friday, turned themselves in to authorities hours later.Brandon Bruce Hutchison, 25, and LaBaaron Demon Hutchison, 21, are charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. They are each being held on bail of about $4 million. //   [...]

African Scholar/Historian Who Influenced Nas-Dr Ivan Van Sertima Passes

For those unfamiliar with Dr Ivan Van Sertima he penned the books They Came Before Columbus. He is also given dap by a number of rappers-most recently Nas who calimed in his song Sly Fox that Van Serimar changed his consciousness  // Major African Scholar/Historian Passes-Dr Ivan Van Sertima By Oscar Ramjeet http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-16762–6-6–.html Guyanese have [...]

For the Love of Marriage and the Hatred of Gays

//  For the Love of Marriage and the Hatred of Gays By Davey D I am always amazed at the type of excuses one makes and the type of reverting to hate that one takes when it comes to the issue of homosexuality and in recent days Gay Marriage. Over the past year since Prop [...]

A Prom Divided-Whites Only Prom in Georgia

One has to wonder where are the Bill O’Reillys and Sean Hannity’s with their pompous, holier than thou rhetoric now that we see white folks have continued to have segregated proms  and other activities which in turn has sparked Black students to hold their opwn events.. mmmm I hear silence.. hahaha Just what I thought [...]

Seattle Makes History By Opening Hip Hop Culture School

 Umojafest P.E.A.C.E Center will be making history by opening its tentatively named Center for Hip Hop Culture, Business & Technology in the historic Central District of Seattle, Washington, this summer.. Using Hip Hop as Cultural text for Emancipatory Education Posted by Julie C http://sheepskincamo.blogspot.com/2009/05/using-hip-hop-as-cultural-text-for.html Umojafest P.E.A.C.E Center will be making history by opening its tentatively [...]

A few Things to Ponder-Don’t Believe the NBA Hype

Back in the late 80s, Chuck D of Public Enemy rapped some words that we should always hold dear as we go through life. They were ‘Don’t Believe the Hype’.I been thinking those words each time I flick on the TV to watch the NBA playoff and I get hit upside the dome with a [...]

T.I. Is A Married Man, Weds Tiny

T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, were married in a secret wedding ceremony last Friday on an island that was on the outskirts of Miami. // T.I. Is A Married Man, Weds Tiny By Houston Williams http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/05/27/21613547.aspx T.I. and longtime girlfriend Tiny are now man and wife, according to recent reports. T.I., [...]

Who Killed Black Radio-A Journalist Roundtable

As word spreads about John Conyer’s Bill HR 848 conversations around the state of Black radio continue to emerge..many are feeling Conyer’s bill is some sort of savior because they hate the way radio has been sounding these days. Well bad news folks it isn’t.. Tune into the show jared ball put together and you’ll [...]

Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court Nominee

Its a good move by Obama to nominate a Latina as his choice for Supreme Court justice. It adds to the diversity. Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be the nations first Latina on the Highest Court. However, as anti-latino sentiment grows particularly amongst the far right it will be interesting to see how things unfold if [...]

Bun B Says Only 6 Rappers Making Money During Recession

 // Bun B is busy. Between hopping on your favorite rapper’s songs and a year-round touring schedule, the surviving half of UGK hasn’t even had time to work on his third solo effort yet. Since the release of his legendary duo’s booming last album, 4 Life (Jive), Bun’s featured on the year’s best mixtape, and [...]