Louisiana's New Disaster
Katrina, Gustav and Ike - when it comes to hurricanes, Louisiana seems to always get the raw end of the stick. In light of no major natural disaster this year, Shreveport-born rapper Hurricane Chris is ensuring the devastating trend continues.The 19-year old rapper (of “Ay Bay Bay” fame) was recently called into the Louisiana House
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STD Rate Low at UF
Although the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases is increasing exponentially in the United States among college-aged students, it seems that the incidence of STDs remains relatively low at the University of Florida. “Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases is pretty low here at UF, as at similar colleges,” said Stephanie A. Saras, an assistant
 Sunshine CleaningReminiscent of “Little Miss Sunshine,” which had the same producers, “Sunshine Cleaning” tells an original story... |
 The First Organic GardenAs Americans, we have seen a lot of “firsts” in history in the last year. Barack Obama became the first African Am... |
 Kidz In The HallThe words Ivy League and Barack Obama-endorser would not usually construct the image of a hip-hop duo to most, but the K... |
 Black Women's Image InitiativeGirls of every skin tone sat in chairs placed around quaint coffee tables that held black-and-white photos of past promi... |
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Editorials & Columns
College Hill CrazeBET’s Real World spin off is back for a sixth season, this time in South Florida. The cast of eight typically attends historically black colleges or universities. However, this s... |
The New Black ConservativeBarack Obama’s candidacy and subsequent win has caused some consternation among black conservatives, many of whom had a difficult decision last election. Black conservatives are ... |
Institutionalized HollywoodHollywood is a place where dreams are said to come true; where you can be made into a star and other false, half-hearted promises. Beginning in the era of Classical Hollywood Cinem... |
Music & Film Reviews
 Ishy/Shay-J:What We Live ForRhyming about a run-in with a girl at the laundromat can be viewed in only one of two ways: brazenly creative ... |
 Mr. V: Light Blue Heavy GreenIt’s evident why he and his crew don the title of Pro Club. Even without the million dollar beats and makesh... |
 Sade: The Best of SadeSade’s compilation, The Best of Sade, perfectly showcases the mastery of the British band, which debuted 10 ... |
 New Amerykah: Part 1New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War), Erykah Badu's latest project, has taken a divergent turn from Baduizm ... |
Local
The 411 on 101 If you've been lucky enough to go to NYC and visit one of the many boutique-like shops with limited print clothes and customizable desi... |
Addiction Andre Knighton’s newest play, “Addiction,” seeks to answer an important question: how can you call yourself a Christian when you ... |
A Night With the Danni Bay Band The bi-weekly open mic event at the Orange and Brew belonged to Danni Bay and friends on Monday night.The Danni Bay Band, which is comp... |
New Station, More Choices Sitting across from William Johnson, an elderly man wearing a dark pinstripe suit and shiny blue tie, one would more likely guess him t... |
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National
Louisiana Loves Halle Berry! Katrina, Gustav and Ike - when it comes to hurricanes, Louisiana seems to always get the raw end of the stick. In light of no major nat... |
The Big Payback Florida A&M University administrators have mailed letters to 66 employees asking them to return unapproved bonuses they received becaus... |
Valedictorian Makes History While the nation may soon be witnessing the induction of its first non-white president, Morehouse College will be honoring its first wh... |
The Rap on Declining CD Sales Does hip-hop hate women? Many would deny that, but some on the Dillard University campus say that male rappers do not mind putting wome... |
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Campus
Here...Drink This! Rohypnol is a sedative drug being abused on the University of Florida campus and across the country more and more each year. A recent s... |
UF Has Low STD Incidents Although the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases is increasing exponentially in the United States among college-aged stude... |
Long-Haired & Light is Right “…Darkies are always tryna claim hoes for themselves”, writes redbone diva. It’s just one of the many responses to a recent con... |
Black Women's Image InitiativeGirls of every skin tone sat in chairs placed around quaint coffee tables that held black-and-white photos of past prominent women. As ... |
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Podcasts
Gainesville is #1 Retire Spot Gainesville has made another big list for top cities - this time its for Black Enterprise Magazine. The magazine's October issue featue... |
Walking For Education More than 40 students from the UF chapter of NSBE sacrificed their Saturday morning to speak to youth on the eastside of Gainesvile abo... |
Young Voters Come Out This year's presidential election is destined to be historic, yielding either the first African-American, woman, or oldest President ev... |
Hitting Close to Home From Africa to America, HIV/AIDS is a troubling issue affecting residents right here in Alachua County. HIV affects over 1,000 in the c... |
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