By Evann Gastaldo Article Reprint (Newser) At a fundraiser hosted by Jay-Z and Beyonce last night, President Obama noted that he and the rapper have a lot in common. What, they’re both fans of 18-foot
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FIU University Basketball Player Explains the Team’s Protest of Isiah Thomas Firing
By Jeff Eisenberg Article Reprint Stunned by their school’s decision to cut loose Isiah Thomas last Friday afternoon; members of the Florida International basketball team found a clever way to support the fired coach. As
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PROFILE Name: Sienna Chesters Date of Birth: May 19th, 1992 Height: 6’1” Weight: 167 Hair color: Dark Dirty Blonde Hair length: Shoulder Length Eye color: Hazel Ethnicity: African-American/British Experience: 1 yr. of Runway & Photo’s
Read moreEx-NBA guard Sam Cassell rips NCAA for Denying Eligibility to his Son
Jeff Eisenberg Article Reprint Former NBA guard Sam Cassell is furious with the NCAA for rejecting his son’s last-ditch appeal to play college basketball next season. Cassell, now an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards,
Read moreFormer Vice Lords Chiefs Now Going a Round for the Kids
By: Rex W. Huppke Article Reprint Sherryl Moore-Ollie looked out the metal-screened windows of Penn Elementary School’s main office and saw a man in the U-shaped building’s courtyard holding what appeared to be a beanbag.
Read moreBasketball Star may Put his Mormon Faith before the NBA
By Manya A. Brachear Article Reprint Jabari Parker, the Simeon Career Academy junior named 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Illinois earlier this year, reveals to Sports Illustrated
Read moreHarry Belafonte on Capitalism, Media Moguls, & His Disappointment with Jay-Z and Beyonce
By: Alexandra Zawia Article Reprint At the Locarno Film Festival to pick up the Golden Leopard Honor Award, the singer and actor also talks about his fears of a Fourth Reich and why Mitt Romney
Read moreGrind Corner: Que Billah
We Highlight The Street Our Highlight this month goes to QUE BILLAH. Representing the west side of Chicago; “QB” has toured with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. We caught up with him for a
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