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In light of the Imus situation, it appears that the momentum to expunge "anything that offends us" is now going towards the world of hip hop music. Like it or not, while hip hop is not responsible for all the social ills of society, it has done its share of glamorizing it. Hip hop of today is NOT a reflection of the poor and destitute in the country, it is ...More

Man, as I sit and watch the news coverage of the awful shooting that took place on the campus of Virginia Tech, in many ways I am still in shock. While it is so easy to get on the "blame train" and look for reasons or folks to blame, imagine if that was one of your children, brother or sister for a moment. I just saw a few of the ...More

APRIL 13, 2007 - NEW YORK, N.Y. - The following is a statement from Russell Simmons, Chairman, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network: "Hip-hop is a worldwide cultural phenomena that transcends race and doesn't engage in racial slurs. Don Imus' racially-motivated diatribe toward the Rutger's women's basketball team was in no way connected to hip-hop culture. As Chairman and President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network ...More

(edmondsun.com) The New Orleans of today also is in a sense depending of the kindness of the strangers who have descended upon it since the flood waters generated by Hurricane Katrina engulfed it. Fifteen months after Katrina volunteers still are pouring into New Orleans. Many church groups from the Oklahoma City area have made several trips to that city and plan to return again. Some of those volunteers have detailed how ...More

(EURweb.com) The stage was foreign to R&B singer Keyshia Cole on the morning of Resurrection Sunday at the City of Refuge Church. After being informed that she was present, the Pastor, Bishop Noel Jones, invited her to participate in a mini-concert of sorts. Cole was the last of the plentiful talent asked to perform impromptu at the 11:00 a.m. service (including gospel group The Singletons and Olie Woodson of the Temptations) at ...More

While many of us are grumbling about paying taxes (sigh!), our politicians are having a ball with your hard-earned money! WASHINGTON (examiner.com) - Congress is keeping Andrews Air Force base plenty busy this year ferrying lawmakers all over the globe at taxpayers’ expense. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi took his wife, nine Democrats and two Republicans - Reps. Dan Lungren of California and Mike Rogers of Alabama - on a whirlwind ...More