I am proud to be part of organizations like the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA that put such emphasis on giving back to the communities and people that support them.
Unlike many rappers in hip-hop who are obvious industry pinheads just trying to cash into the bank, Kanye West knows more. Yet, that is perhaps the very problem: he knows more and yet does nothing to actually fix the problem.
Growing up in Tulsa, my dream was to play in the NBA. I am fortunate to have been able to achieve my dream, and now helping other kids follow their dreams has proven to be just as impactful on my life as every minute that I played in the NBA.
President Obama impeccably and eloquently made the connection between the role Morehouse has played in shaping today's world and the role it will play in shaping the future.
Truth be told, slurs are common around the water cooler, reflecting a dehumanizing view of criminal defendants that comes from years of locking them up, one person of color at a time.
After my sister died from breast cancer three years ago, I asked, during my mammogram, whether I should get tested for the breast cancer gene. I was warned that doing so, particularly if I tested positive for the gene, could mark me as an individual with a so-called pre-existing condition.
I'm honored Andrea Morehead could share some advice for other busy moms and her thoughts on early education.
Barack Obama visited Morehouse College on Sunday to give a refrain on the responsibility of Morehouse Men and black America to find dignity and progress in self-reliance, a refrain that has simultaneously proven exciting and excruciating for African Americans over the last four years.
I'd believed that I was headed for greatness, but they had revealed in me a thing that was seemingly so dirty, so disgusting that my other talents paled in comparison to the supposed vileness of being a practicing homosexual. And for this they bullied me right out of the church.
I was a 25-year-old documentary filmmaker from New York working on a show for MTV. He was a 21-year-old dancer in East Oakland trying to move on with his life after the murder of his little brother. I spent a year embedded in his life, and got a front row seat to an American epidemic.
Something is clearly wrong with our state when all the death sentences are coming out of one county. We are in a crisis when our state, which is 4.3 percent African-American, has a death row that is 100 percent African American. A broken system has produced flawed results.
I ask you, fans across America and around the world, to root for Memphis -- both the Grizzlies team and the city. Maybe a Grizzlies championship can provide just the "grits" this Southern city needs.
there's the almost ritual expectation by the public that second term presidents will be dogged by some scandal. This was the case with Eisenhower, Nixon, of course, Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush. This shouldn't surprise.
The loneliness of that realization, that my daughter might have to shoulder the consequences of these stigmas, made me heartsick. I'd made myself believe she would only be challenged by her race and gender, not the basic ability to speak her mind.
On this 50th anniversary of the Birmingham Children's Crusade it is a time to remember, honor, and follow the example of the children who were frontline soldiers and transforming catalysts in America's greatest moral movement of the 20th century.
There is no way to make up for decades of discrimination that crippled the proud history of black farm ownership in this country. But we can do our best to move forward.
The first step to overcoming an addiction is admitting that you have one. In order to rid oneself of addiction, one must declare it. My name is Fire Burgess and I am a diehard fan of misogynistic Rap music.
How do we expect our communities and economies to thrive when our young boys and girls are not receiving the education and training that is needed to enter the workforce?
The bill -- passed by the Florida legislature and now awaiting the signature of Governor Rick Scott -- would expedite the death penalty process in the Sunshine state.
Jarrett L. Carter, 2013.19.05

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By: CASSANDRA on 7/04/2010 8:27AM
MOST DEFINITELY(in my opinion)....THE SEXIEST HIP HOP/RAPPER EVER IS....CURTIS "50 Cent" JACKSON! I truly love this man. He is so got damn sexy to me, and his eyes..his fiery eyes! Curtis is my favorite flavor...."CHOCOLATE RIPPLE"...or do I mean "RIPPLED CHOCOLATE"? LOL! YANNO?
YUMMMMMM-ME!
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By: ree on 7/04/2010 8:30AM
you took the words right out of my mouth
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By: Patty on 7/05/2010 7:19PM
Come on. Fifty looks like a gorilla. Ugly
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By: Juana on 7/06/2010 8:16PM
N-E-L-L-I-E.....nuff said
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By: brown sughar on 7/06/2010 1:43AM
I agree 100%....Nellie by far is the sexiest rapper out of this group. he is sooo sexy.
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By: Michelle on 7/04/2010 10:21AM
LL is the sexiest male and Eve is the sexiest female. I'm from Philly so Eve is always gonna get my vote. She can smash any female out now lyrical.
I've been loving LL since "My Radio". LL has the cute face and hella sexy body.
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By: jadina on 7/06/2010 1:16AM
nas is the sexiest! i agree w/ you on eve, but foxy's flow is on point... the old foxy anyway.
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By: ann on 7/04/2010 10:28AM
50 cent" is the sexiest of all, and I love him because he tell the true.
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By: EtcEtcetera on 7/04/2010 12:28PM
Trina & Lauryn Hill
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By: jadina on 7/06/2010 1:13AM
yeah!!! where is ms. hill? her flow is sick!!!
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