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The Platinum Pied Pipers (or PPP, as they prefer to be called) are a Detroit-based duo consisting of writers/producers/musicians Waajeed and Saadiq. They came to prominence with a collaboration with Dwele called “Ridin’ High” in 2003 before releasing their debut album in 2005. Abundance is their sophomore album and one of the year’s best releases. [...]
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I was so disappointed to read that sessions of the climate change in Copenhagen were shut down because poorer countries are upset with the lack of progress. While I do a lot of writing on sexual and racial issues, I consider climate change to be the greatest issue facing us as a species. But while [...]
The New York Times has an article detailing the failures of juvenile prisons. A task force condemned the system for a host of problems including high levels of abuse, poor facilities, lack of mental health services, and nonexistent education programs. As someone who occasionally does service work in a prison, these findings come as no [...]
Congratulations are definitely in order to Annise Parker, who won a run off election in the Houston mayoral race. With the victory, Houston becomes the largest city to be governed by an openly gay person. Some consider her election an upset. Her opponent, Gene Locke, was a former civil rights activist supported by business interests, [...]
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Now this is too much! Reggae superstar Buju Banton was arrested December 10 on drug conspiracy charges involving the distribution of five kilos of cocaine. The arrest is the latest in a wild series of events surrounding the singer, who remains a target of the gay community because of his 1988 song “Boom Bye Bye,” [...]
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I may not be a fan of his films, but I give Tyler Perry much respect for his million dollar donation to the NAACP. His gift is the largest ever from an individual artist and comes as the organization celebrates its 100 year anniversary. This is significant on two levels. As seen by the ACLU’s [...]
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There is an update to the heinous situation for LGBTs in Uganda. Thanks in part to pressure, including condemnation from a leader of the Ugandan Anglican Church and Canada and Britain, and the bill has been revised to remove the death penalty and imprisonment for LGBTs. While the White House never made a formal statement, [...]
Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize earlier today. His nomination for the award was shrouded in controversy from the day it was announced. What had he done to deserve such an honor? Was it an example of people being blinded by Obama’s magnetic, rock-star persona? Did the Nobel committee choose Obama to reward America [...]
It is the kind of end-of-year list that you wish didn’t exist, but Alicia Eler provides an overview of the year’s top 25 examples of homophobia at the Chicago Tribune website. You can read the article here.
In a major development, the U.S. government has admitted to committing financial crimes against Native Americans. Acknowledging the Interior Department’s history of mismanaging royalties derived from commercial activities on the 56 million acres of land owned by tribes and individuals, the federal government has proposed a settlement of over $3 billion and the creation of [...]
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