Honors Student Fatally Beaten in Chicago

From the Chicago Sun Times:
The family of Derrion Albert, the 16-year-old fatally beaten Thursday in an after-school mob melee in Roseland, struggled Friday to understand how their honor roll student’s life could have ended in such violence.
Derrion has never been in a fight in his life,” said Joe Walker, Derrion’s grandfather [...]

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Blair Underwood Opens Aids Clinic in D.C.

From WTOP.com:
Actor Blair Underwood cut the ribbon Thursday on an HIV/AIDS clinic bearing his name.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation opened the AHF Blair Underwood Clinic on K Street in Northwest D.C.
“It’s not about having your name on a building — it’s very flattering and I am truly honored — but it is about the work that [...]

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New Big Boi: ‘For Your Sorrows’

I love Outkast, but on an individual level, I’ve always been more partial to Andre 3000. I just luv him so much. Speaking of which, just where is this new music you’re supposed to be coming out with Dre?!! But, anyway, “For Your Sorrows,” a new song Big Boi has featuring George Clinton and Too [...]

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Melanie Fiona Releases New Video

Here’s Melanie Fiona’s new music video “It Kills Me.”

I’m a big fan of Ms. Fiona because I like her sound, and she has talent. Her debut album, “The Bridge” has already been released internationally, but its U.S. release has been pushed back yet again to November.

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Check Out ‘Bronx Princess’

Update: You can read my review of the documentary for Clutch magazine here.
“Bronx Princess” is a new documentary on PBS following the life of a young teen, Rocky Otoo. Below is a synopsis of the documentary and a short preview. You can watch the entire film online here until October 23rd.
Rocky Otoo is the Bronx-bred [...]

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Young Ladies, You Can Look Sexy With Clothes On

I was watching the interview above with female rapper Nicki Minaj for Honey Magazine – one of my fellow J school alumnae edited the video by the way (random shout out over) – and I noticed that Ms. Nicki looked different somehow. I haven’t heard her music, but I’ve seen pictures [...]

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Conversation in Foolery: Qaddafi’s Quest to Tent in NY

Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi had quite a time trying to pitch his Bedouin tent in NY this week during his first visit to the United States to speak at the United Nations General Assembly. According to The Christian Science Monitor:
When traveling internationally, Qaddafi prefers to stay in his traditional Bedouin-style tent, supposedly to honor his [...]

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Check Out ‘Brick City’

I can’t bemoan negative media images, stereotypes and buffoonery without highlighting the positive. “Brick City,” executive produced by Forest Whitaker, is a five-night documentary set in Newark as the city’s mayor, Cory Booker, and residents strive to make the community a safer place. It airs all this week at 10 p.m. on the Sundance Channel. [...]

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Run This Town Spoof

I’m easily amused, and I always love a good spoof, so I had to share this. View this spoof of “Run This Town” below, which is actually more entertaining than the real music video.

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Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies

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