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NCAA Scandals Outweigh The Product

There’s no getting around it, Monday’s National Championship game between Louisville and Michigan was one of the greatest college basketball finals ever played. Unlike many games of the past, it…

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Ololade Siyonbola – Finding The Best in the ‘Market of Dreams’

When you engage in conversation with a poet, you might expect passionate words coupled with vivid imagery and wild metaphors. I had the chance to speak with Market of Dreams, author…

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‘Being White in Philly’ Philadelphia Magazine Cover is Just Hype and Stereotype

Race is the one issue that will never truly be put to be bed. It will always linger in the air like a bad smell. There have been many people…

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Is “Thirst” Real? Or Just A Conceited Woman’s Dream?

“Man, the thirst is real out here!” and “Why are these men acting so thirsty?” are just a few sentences that you might here whenever you go to a club…

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“What would Biggie say?” – The State of New York Hip-Hop

I often wonder what the Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie) thinks about some of the things that take place in the industry today, so I decided to do a column about what…

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Op-Ed

The Blame Game: Has White Supremacy Become An Excuse

For years now, some in the Black community have been playing the blame game. The name of that game is White Supremacy, when things go wrong in your life, blame…

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Why Is Oscar Nominee, Quvenzhané Wallis, Public Enemy #1?

Quvenzhané Wallis, the pint size star of Beast of the Southern Wild, was the youngest actress to be nominated as Best Actress for an Academy Award at the tender age…

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Justin Timberlake & Jay Z announce The Legends of the Summer Tour

A couple of days ago, we briefly mentioned rumors of an expected U.S. Stadium tour featuring Justin Timberlake and Jay Z. Over the weekend, our suspicions were confirmed with the…

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Op-Ed

Trayvon Martin, One Year Later: Hoodies Up

Trayvon Martin was just another teenage boy who kept up with his friends on Twitter and Facebook, musing about whatever came to mind at the moment. The Florida teen was…

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Freestyle of the Week Review: Trey Songz, “Fu*ckin’ Problem Freestyle”

At first blush–and there will be many more to follow, if the listener is of the demure and/or tad prudish variety–Trey Songz’ “Fuckin’ Problem” treatment appears to be a touch…

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