Hova-Load? Tidal Announces Exclusive Jay Z Concert
See now I’m in the midst of planning a trip to Brooklyn but not to see Jay Z – Chaka Khan is going to be…
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Spike Lee and His Gentrification Rant
Spike Lee sure knows how to catch headlines. This time, it has to do with something besides Kickstarter campaigns and making strange movies: gentrification. Spike Lee…
Hasidic Jewish Gang Assaults Black Man In Brooklyn
It’s been a while since I last visited Brooklyn, New York. The last time I was there I had to worry about stop-and-frisk and being…
Brooklyn Street Renamed for First Person Killed for an iPod in U.S.
Chances are you’ve never heard of Christopher Rose. Don’t feel bad if you don’t. After all, he wasn’t wearing a hoodie or carrying ice tea…
Stop-And-Frisk is Racist and Not Just a New York City Problem
I’ve blogged about the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy on occasion (check the links at the end of this post). As I’ve stated quite plainly in the past,…
Wine, Juk, Roll, & Gun Shots at the Annual West Indian Day Parade
I know revelry. I know booty bouncing to NOLA music during Mardi Gras. I know Crop Over fest with the Bajans who are unbleached and…
Racial Profiling in Brooklyn, NY: Where Stop-And-Frisk Leads to Community Mistrust
So anyway, about that “reasonable suspicion” thing again? Umm, yeah, see how that works? Of course I’m willing to bet nothing like this occurs on…
Barack Obama Eats Fried Chicken? Who Knew?!!
I have the feeling that I probably need to go out and buy a lottery ticket. Yeah, I’m feeling kinda sorta like the blog fortune…