With a simple teaser-trailer the Star Wars franchise has given fans a great boost with the first onscreen insight into the film.  The new film ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ which is to be released in late 2015, is episode VII and rumored to include original cast members Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford although […]

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A sobering new study finds that at least one black person dies nearly every day at the hands of law enforcement, a security guard or some other level of “self-appointed vigilante” here in the U.S. The use and concept of deadly force against blacks is now such standard practice among many of those otherwise designated […]

via: cnn.com (CNN) — Need more evidence that Facebook’s real-name-only policy has its flaws? Well, here you go: A few days ago, Facebook allegedly kicked famous author Salman Rushdie off of its social network, and then asked him to change his posted name to Ahmed if he wanted to return. Read More

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Twenty-five years after he originated it during rap’s heyday, hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh’s seminal dance, now dubbed the Dougie by a new-school group called Cali Swag District, is back on the scene. While young folks like Jaden Smith and homeboy Justin Bieber might not know it – although we figure Smith’s daddy may have […]