Social Issues

So, I was reading the Wall Street Journal and I came across this article.  This is just hilarious.  Culture of Bling Clangs to Earth as the Recession Melts Rappers' Ice By MIGUEL BUSTILLO After years o...

In furious disagreement to an ordered hit on a government whistle blower and his family, Tony Montana laid down the line you don't cross in this world. "No women or children!" It has always been understood an...

When it comes to HIV/AIDs within the black community it is kind of a sleeping giant, or the 700lbs gorrilla in the corner. Something that is publicly discussed, while privately neglected. A high level of atte...

What does a college education mean to you? For me, it was an opportunity to get closer to a dream not a career, a job, but a dream. That dream wasn’t based on anything sufficient like a 5-year plan rather...

I'm the type of person who primarily listens to independent hip-hop, feeling strongly that once MC's are signed to major record labels, contracts force them to lessen the intensity of their lyrics, in order ...

Over the weekend I came across this song by Bay Area artist Mistah Fab. The song is called "My Life" and is a tribute to Oscar Grant the victim of the police shooting on the B.A.R.T metro line January 1st,  a...

Early News Years day a brawl on the Bay area transit system, BART, led to the detaining of a few men believed to be involved in the fight. What transpired that night is now the cause for uproar and extreme ...

Its no secret that the last 8 years haven't been the best in United States history, and there have been some moments that outshine others. The World Trade Center terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the meltdo...

It was just days ago Governor Rod Blagojevich stood in front of national news and condemed Bank of America, calling for a boycott against doing business with them. In record time damn near hours later the feder...

Looks like Governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody this morning along with his Chief of Staff according to the Chicago Tribune. According to CNN they were charged with conspiracy to commit mail ...