Social Issues

Everyday in Chicago there's a victim of violent crime, and very few of those incidents give the public a face and a name to mourn. The death of Chicago rapper Lil' JoJo and the suspicion of involvement of ano...

According to sources, the web domain GoDaddy and the thousands of sites it hosts were kicked offline yesterday by a member of Anonymous known as AnonymousOwn3r. The individual's profile reads “Security...

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Closing out the DNC convention party President Obama addresses the nation speaking on the reality of America's economic recovery, the need for unified sup...

After a summer of looking at the Euro based Hip Hop scene we swing back over to North American soil and visit the city of Toronto. Now going onto it's 6th yr the Manifesto Festival has been providing an ama...

Amidst the constant reports of gun violence and shooting deaths in Chicago communities today Chicago Tribune was able to report that yesterday, 16 year old Chicago rapper Joseph Coleman aka Lil Jo was GUNNED ...

It's been nearly two months since Wikileaksfounder and chief Julian Assange asked Ecuador for asylum, and now the answer has come down: yes. Assange took refuge in Ecuador's Londonembassy on June 19....

Prior to the trial of George Zimmerman there will be a hearing to determine the validity of Zimmerman's "Stand Your Ground" rights in the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. This self defensive stance i...

Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning that anyone planning to attend state fairs should take care around pigs due to a new strain of swine flu that has been passing from...

The tragic shooting that took the lives of 12 and injured nearly 60 people in Colorado during a late night showing of "Dark Knight Rises" was apparently planned for months. According to the Associated P...

Earlier this week, Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, appeared at 103rd convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In an attempt to appeal to a diverse audie...