Death of 7-Year Old Aiyana Jones Featured in Mother Jones
11:25 PMNov 10
Source: BV Black Spin
Motherjones.com did an interesting article about the death of 7-year old Aiyana Jones. I wrote about Aiyana a few months ago, as she was shot and killed during a police raid in the city of Detroit. The raid involved the use of flash bang grenades and ... Read More
Rapper Shyne Becomes a Strict Orthodox Jew
10:21 PMNov 10
Source: BV Black Spin
The rapper Shyne is an interesting brother. He's interesting because in 1999, he was one of the hottest new rappers on the scene, destined to have the career that artists like 50 Cent have had since that time. He was even greater than 50, primarily ...Read More
NEW MUSIC: Wiz Khalifa 'Huey Newton' feat. Curren$y
6:07 PMNov 10
Source: theBVX.com
Even though theBVX offered Wiz Khalifa advice on how to stay out of handcuffs, his music seems to be doing fine without our help. Instead, he enlisted his brother Curren$y to flow over this Toto-sampled beat for the track 'Huey Newton.' ... Read More
Obama Says U.S. Can No Longer Participate in Foolhardy Spending
5:30 PMNov 10
Source: BV Black Spin
After 9/11, President Bush urged Americans to shop to help boost the economy. All that spending has finally caught up with us. The United States has gone into deep debt to be the biggest consumer in the world. And that debt has left us in deep ...Read More
72 Percent Out of Wedlock Black Babies...Take that Number With a Grain of Seasoned Salt
5:05 PMNov 10
Source: BV Black Spin
Just in time for Thanksgiving discussions, across America comes more SMDH news about the black community, including the risk of the Republican resurgence gerrymandering more black folk into political obscurity, an 18-year-old being beaten to death at ... Read More
What To Watch: Denzel Washington's 'Unstoppable,' 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' Blu-ray
4:40 PMNov 10
Source: BV on Movies
Coming out this week is the action packed film, 'Unstoppable,' starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Directed by Tony Scott, the film also features Rosario Dawson, Kevin Chapman, Kevin Dunn, Ethan Suplee, and Jeff Wincott. 'Unstoppable' is about ... Read More
Cam Newton: Auburn Player Suspected of Serious NCAA Violations
4:10 PMNov 10
Source: BV on Sports
The Cam Newton situation is getting more and more interesting every single day. In case you aren't aware, Newton is the super-duper star quarterback at Auburn University. He is also the latest black athlete to be caught in some kind of scandal ...Read More
What If Black Women Bowed Out: Are Male-Free Societies a Solution?
3:48 PMNov 10
Source: BV on Money
Suppose black women got tired of the litany of bad statistics and frequent character assassination in popular culture and decided to throw up the deuce. What if they walked away and took all of their resources with them? If they ever decided to ...Read More