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Ralph Ellison was the first novelist to portray the Black experience as a critical part of the American experience. His seminal novel, “Invisible Man,” was his only major work, but his letters, articles and fiction work established him as one of the most important writers in history. “Invisible Man” encapsulated the feelings of Black men […]

Lil Boosie’s mother appeared on Hot 107.9’s Gangsta Grillz radio with the incarcerated rapper’s 9-year-old daughter. Boosie’s lawyer also chimed in during the call to discuss the murder charge that the Baton Rouge rapper is currently facing. In addition to speaking with Boosie’s mom Connie Hatch, DJ Drama took some calls from listeners in support […]

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While music videos in the 80s and 90s were characterized by elaborate choreography and first-generation special effects, things really got kicked up a notch visually…

1956: Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of Alabama. She was expelled 3 days later “for her own safety.”

Donny Dunlap’s 10th grade biology teacher assigned him three times the amount of homework. So Donny logs into his Facebook account to vent. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that his status update described the teacher as a “fat ass who should stop eating fast food, and is a douche bag.” Once the school officials found […]

UK hip-hop sensation Tinie Tempah is ready to take on the hip-hop scene in the United States after having huge successes in his home country.  His debut album, Disc-overy, debuted in the number one spot in the United Kingdom last year and has spawned two number one singles.

Fabolous moved on from burying the competition and progressed onto S.O.U.L. This is the first single off the highly anticipated Mixtape and it sounds like it’s going to be a good one. The smooth Brooklyn native is rapping over Kanye West’s “Devil In A New Dress” which sampled Smokey Robinson’s “Will You Still love Me […]

Comedian Mike Epps is preparing for a DC show in March in this spoof of  Ted “The Golden Voice” Williams. He calls it “The Golden Jokes” and while Ted Williams settled for a measly $1 to share his “godly” voice Mike did it for three…then busts out with his Dougie. Mike Epps is crazy! Mike […]

Halle Berry‘s custody battle with her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry is getting ugly and according to sources at TMZ, their daughter Nahla is not handling the situation well at all.  The Oscar winning actress claims her daughter has been crying hysterically and throwing tantrums whenever Gabriel Aubry picks the toddler up for visits.  However, Halle is […]