The 10 Real Reasons Hiphop Will Never Die

Since “street cred” is way more important than talent, or anything else for that matter, it doesn’t matter how you look. Unlike the pretty-boy forms of pop-music, being ugly might just convey the notion that you are “from the street” (bad teeth, and a face twisted...

The 10 Real Reasons Hiphop Will Never Die

Since “street cred” is way more important than talent, or anything else for that matter, it doesn’t matter how you look. Unlike the pretty-boy forms of pop-music, being ugly might just convey the notion that you are “from the street” (bad teeth, and a face twisted...

'Ghetto' tour showcases Chicago projects

CHICAGO - The yellow school bus rumbles through vacant lots and past demolished buildings, full of people who have paid $20 for a tour of what was once among the most dangerous areas of this or any other city in the United States.

Race Debate at Johns Hopkins turns Ugly

BALTIMORE (Special to the NNPA from Afro Newspapers) - Last month Johns Hopkins University student Justin H. Park was suspended from the school until January 2008. He is the author and distributor of the "Halloween in the Hood" party invitation characterized as racist by many...