Tweet Well this is no surprise, is it? For years the civilian communities in NYC have complained of wide-spread corruption in the police department. There was even a famous interview with rap super-star CAM’RON who claimed that police couldn’t be trusted– and neighborhoods have been governing themselves for decades. Now there is finally some light [...]

Tweet Yesterday, the media was in a flurry with news that rap-star Kanye West had joined the likes of Talib Kweli and others to protest at OCCUPY WALL STREET. I think it’s wonderful that Kanye is helping to make a statement for the working class– even thought technically he’s not a part of it. And [...]

Tweet This audio gives me the chills…. It was taken from Troy Davis as he sat on deathrow back in 2007. Considering what has happened over the last 24 hours, I was barely able to get through it with a dry face. For those who might have been unaware (although at this point I think [...]

Tweet   This weekend, world news sources have been all a-buzz about the inevitable demise of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Over the last 42 years, Gadhafi has ruled the country with an iron fist– but his days of power are quickly being numbered. Rebels have taken over the capital of Tripoli. They are attempting to [...]

Tweet Last night, the news broke that the bill for gay marriage in NYC had been voted, and passed. Cuomo signed the bill to make everything official. NY joins a handful of other progressive states in the country that have passed this gay rights bill. Marriage is a basic human right that we all deserve. [...]

Tweet Lupe Fiasco was a guest on the Bill O’Reilly show last night. Bill had been trying to get Fiasco on the show for a while. He has been making some pretty explosive commentary about Obama being a terrorist, and some other allegations in his controversial politically driven song ‘Words I Never Said”. To be [...]