50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather are the New Tyson and Tupac: Will Their Story End the Same Way?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com You may have read about the decision of the rapper 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) to jump into the fight promotions business. Observers are stating that it is a strong possibility that 50 Cent made this move so that he could work with one of his best friends, World [...]
Major Bankster Says that Big Banks Need to be Broken Up
The man who helped usher in the area of multipurpose financial firms says that big banks in the United States should be broken up to protect taxpayers. As CEO of financial services company Travelers Group, Sanford “Sandy” Weill negotiated a $76 billion merger with Citicorp, formerly the City Bank of New York, in 1998—an action [...]
LA City Council Votes to Outlaw Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to outlaw medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, but they also approved a measure that could allow approximately 180 storefronts to remain open under stricter guidelines. According to the Associated Press, the ban will go into effect 30 days after official approval by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who [...]
NCAA Puts the Financial Hammer on Penn State, Crippling the School for a Decade
While not fully shutting down Pennsylvania State University’s football program, the NCAA has reacted to the widespread negligence revealed by the Jerry Sandusky child s*x abuse scandal by punishing it harshly, imposing a slew of penalties including a $60 million fine and a four-year postseason ban. It is expected that the resulting damage to what [...]
Paterno Covered Up Molestation, So Some Say Eddie Robinson Should Get His Record Back
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com An attorney in Louisiana is pushing to reinstate legendary coach Eddie Robinson to the top of the all-time wins list after it was revealed that Penn State Coach Joe Paterno was part of a long-term cover-up of child molestation taking place at the university over a number of years. The [...]
Awesome Brother: Former Inmate Gives Opportunities to Help Ex-Offenders Get on their Feet
Lonnie Hunt, a former inmate, hires ex-offenders for his business in Oklahoma. Despite conventional misperception, Hunt believes that former felons work harder than those who have never been to jail. Giving jobs to former inmates is important to the community and Hunt sees this as his chance to give back while making a profit. Corrections [...]
Teacher Who Compared Black Student to an Orangutan Only Gets ‘Slap on the Wrist’
Some parents in Florida are livid over their school district’s decision to issue only a verbal warning to a teacher who compared her student to an orangutan. Music teacher Lauren Orban at Rogers Garden Elementary School said the following in a conversation on Facebook with two other teachers: “I’m fairly convinced that one of my [...]
Companies Starting to See Value of African Consumers
Frank Braeken, executive vice president of Unilever in Africa, commented on how Western companies treat the entire continent of Africa as one ‘monolithic’ consumer base, instead of taking into consideration how diverse and different all of the african countries actually are. Africa is not just one nation, but it is many nations, consisting of people [...]
Study: African Americans Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplants
KultureKritic.com Staff Africa-Americans less likely to receive kidney transplants According to a study published this month by the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, African-Americans awaiting kidney transplants are less likely to receive a new organ than patients of other races. The study included statistics from all 275 kidney transplant centers in the U.S. “We were [...]
Dr. Boyce: Does Hip Hop Influence Young People? Just Ask Adolph Hitler or any Good Psychologist
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com Today I did an appearance on Hot 97 in New York City with Lisa Evers, Dr. Christopher Emdin and a few other people. The conversation centered around whether hip hop has any impact on what our kids are doing with their lives. The question is simple for anyone who’s spent [...]
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