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I am a Rebel and Freedom is my Cause December 26 we lost one of Africa’s greatest activist/poets, Dennis Brutus. Brutus, freedom fighter, social justice activist, environmentalist, and poet extraordinaire, died from prostate cancer in his home in South Africa.

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McDONOUGH, Ga. — Music producer Demetrius Lee Stewart, known as Shawty Redd, is being held in a suburban Atlanta jail on a murder charge.

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Royce is my dude, but alcohol and web cams don’t mix.

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From HipHopIsRead.com Here’s an interesting concept for a mixtape: take The Black Album acapellas and lay them over Blueprint 3 (unofficial) instrumentals.

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(Spotted @ Nahright) “The first few lines are the same as his “Every Girl” verse so this was either not supposed to be heard or another pesky reference track that leaked…”

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HONOLULU – President Barack Obama laid blame Saturday on an al-Qaida affiliate for a Christmas Day terrorist plot that has led to a review of how intelligence agencies failed to prevent the botched bombing aboard a Detroit-bound airliner.

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LONDON – Elton John says he has been helping American rapper Eminen fight drug problems for more than a year.

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From BlackWeb20.com: I can’t believe we are going into 2010 already. It seems like just yesterday when we were making predictions for 2008 and 2009.

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From PGA.com: PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — PGA Life Member William James (Bill) Powell of East Canton, Ohio, the only African American to build, own and operate a golf course, and a selfless ambassador for building diversity in the game, died Dec. 31, at Aultman Hospital in Canton following complications from a stroke. He was […]

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From NYDailyNews.com: P. Diddy seems to have gotten so caught up in the new year’s revelry that he accidentally announced he got married.

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From The Grio: With the first calendar year of the Obama presidency at a close, the White House should reflect on its successes and failures over the past year – and gear up for 2010.

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VIA:  THEURBANDAILY.COM RealTalkNY lists their top video vixens of the decade. I think Superhead is a little high up there and Esther Baxter should be higher but what do you think?