Is Global Grind’s Star Power Enough?
by Markus Robinson
Global Grind, Hip-Hop’s Digg, has now positioned themselves to be “Hip-Hop’s Huffington Post” according to the new editor in chief Russell Simmons. Russell has enlisted the help of some of his A and B (some C and D) list celebrity friends in music and on screen. Stars including Nia Long, Dame Dash, LL Cool J, [...]
Read MoreConnect With ‘The Black List Project’
by Maurice Cherry
Documenting the multifarious nuances of the Black experience is tough. Condensing the 200+ year chronicle from slavery to today and explaining that to a reticent “post-racial” mainstream society requires tact, skill, and the possibility that even with that hard work, you may miss the mark completely. Both CNN and HBO tried in 2008, and now [...]
Read MoreCan You Beat Ovie Mughelli at Halo?
by Maurice Cherry
“There are a lot of great [video games] out there, but my favorite is Halo 3. I’m great at it. I don’t think anyone can beat me.” These are the words of Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli, and he’s challenging all comers for some FPS action over at his blog on Yardbarker, [...]
Read MoreCelebrities Using Twitter Revisited
by Liz
Britney Spears joined Twitter earlier this week and it sent quite a ripple in the world of web/tech nerds. Some argue that Britney’s presence on Twitter signifies the beginning of the popular miroblogging site going mainstream. We argued this previously, when we noticed Karrine Stephans was not only on Twitter, but avidly promoting it to [...]
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