In the wake of the acquittal of 3 NYC police officers who fired 50 shots into a car killing Sean Bell on his wedding day, the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to shut the city down.
Sharpton made good on his promise by organizing a peaceful pray-in at the spot where Bell lost his life.
Sharpton, two […]

Mildred Loving, a woman of color whose challenge to Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark decision by the Supreme Court, has died. Mildred passed away on Monday May 2, 2008 at her home in rural Milford, her daughter said Monday. She was 68.
Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history […]

More from Allhiphop.com about the surprising gift of love to Sean Bell’s widow and children from Jay Z and Rocawear:
EXCLUSIVE: Jay-Z Establishes Trust for Sean Bell’s Children
By Houston Williams
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has established an educational trust for the for the children of Sean Bell, the unarmed African-American man who was shot and killed by […]

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Jay Z stepped up to the plate for another man’s children. Hmmm…
The hip hop community has had different replies to the Sean Bell verdict. The Game, David Banner, Swizz Beatz, Talib Kweli, Styles P, Jadakiss, Mos Def and more have been openly upset at the verdict. Game even released a new track and […]

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The verdict in the Sean Bell murder case is in. I’m not surprised that the cops were acquitted of firing 50 shots into a car killing the unarmed Bell on his wedding day.
There’s an unspoken understanding among the rank and file that all male minorities are threatening whether armed or unarmed. So […]

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Orish was the twin sister of Irish (center)
According to Realgossip101, Orish Grinstead, one of the original founders of 702 (along with twin sister Irish), has died of kidney failure. She was 27.
Orish Grinstead, founding member of R&B girl group 702 out of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, April 20th from kidney failure. […]

Sad news to report: Bob Marley’s mother Cedella Marley-Booker passed away during the night of natural causes after a long illness. Booker died peacefully in her South Florida home surrounded by loved ones. She was 81.
Cedella’s grandson, Ky-Mani Marley, told The Miami Herald she “has always been a very loving, caring and […]

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According to TMZ.com, sources at the Cuyahoga County Jail where R&B singer Sean Levert was detained for non-payment of child support, say Levert may have been under the influence of an unknown substance and had to be physically restrained by corrections officers.
Levert lost consciousness sometime after being restrained. He was taken to a […]

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Sad news to report in the music world: Sean Levert, the younger brother of R&B singer Gerald Levert and son of Eddie Levert of the O’Jays, has died. Levert was rushed to a hospital after collapsing at the Cyahoga County Jail where he was being held for non-payment of child support.
Levert, 39, died […]

Simmie Lewis Williams Jr., 17, was gunned down in the early morning hours of Feb. 22 on a desolate stretch of road in Fort Lauderdale known as the transvestite stroll.
Simmie, who was known on the stroll as Chris or Beyoncé, died dressed as the pop star he idolized - in his favorite dress with […]

In a story that made national headlines last week, Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr., 17, gunned down his mother, a Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy, and his two younger sisters, one of whom, Jelani, 4, was the daughter of rap star Juvenile.
Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr. is most likely a sociopath - a bad seed born with no […]

Update: According to WSB-TV, rapper Juvenile’s 4-year-old daughter, Jelani, was shot and killed by her 17-year-old stepbrother.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A 17-year-old was arrested Friday in the murder of his mother, a Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy, and his two sisters.Anthony Tyrone Terrell is charged with killing his mother, Joy Deleston, and his sisters Micaiah, 11, and […]