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Hip-Hop + Chess = WuChess

Music is life. The broad horizons it spans reflect the various people it feeds. Some use it as an escape to unknown worlds, while others use it as a tool to excise hidden demons. In other corners, it is a tool of education. Hip-Hop is no exception, and Wu-Tang’s RZA, already known for his eclectic [...]

2Jun2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Friday Videos: Mos Def is THAT dude

TGIF

21Mar2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Black Balled

On the heels of the death of Sean Taylor, Barry Bonds’ inevitable perjury case and the obligatory O.J. story, I discovered that a fellow UNC alum and a professional peer of mine Bomani Jones will be teaching a class called “The Black Athlete in America” …. at Duke University of all places … during [...]

28Nov2007 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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lewis hamilton. again.

somewhere, i found my inspiration to get back out on the golf course this past weekend. as a result of actually finding my swing and hitting a few straight and long on the driving range, my hands are a little sore. not exactly the healthiest thing when you work in IT and need to be [...]

18Jun2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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common and kanye: superbowl shuffle

the big sports day is almost here. it seems fitting that the two boys from the chi do something great.
enjoy!
shouts to gloria for the heads up!
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2Feb2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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get your sidekick on: d-wade edition

can’t wait for the iphone? well, your practice of patience will get some more exercise with the unannounced, but leaked dwyane wade edition of the t-mobile’s uber-popular sidekick III. not only do you get the phone/sms/wap browser/camera ‘im cooler than you’ presence in miami heat white, but also get a the limited edition badging on [...]

2Feb2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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snoop gives back by playing video games

taking a break from half-crypt walking in videos, mean-mugging, not-eating, and smoking, snoop has decided to compete in a gaming league superbowl event with johnny damon to raise money for charity. both are commissioners of gaming leagues for their respective demographic, hip hop rap and professional athletes.
the winner gets $7000 for his charity, while the [...]

2Feb2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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tech news 1/24: “two claps for mike tomlin” edition

2007 is shaping up to be an exciting year. clinton vs. obama. lovie vs. dungy. apple iphone. losing weight with wii. all before black history month!
well, keeping along those lines, the pittsburgh steelers recently announced the hiring of mike tomlin, a young 34 year-old, former minnesota defensive coordinator as head coach. not only is this [...]

24Jan2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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bears vs. colts = history in the making

chicago bears win! nfc champions! indianapolis colts squeak by…afc champions. not withstanding my inferred bias to my beloved chicago bears franchise, yesterday’s conference games were outstanding. in addition to the bears returning to the super bowl since 1985 and the colts finally shaking ‘the patriots’ monkey off their back, history was made. lovie smith, coach [...]

22Jan2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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editorial: black people glorify violence

espn.com ran an op-ed piece by one of its espn: the magazine columnists on the heels of the senseless murder of broncos cornerback darrent williams .
jemele hill gives a ‘real-talk’ perspective about the glorification of violence within our community. while the obvious examples exist in rap and hip-hop music, hill makes it point to clarify [...]

6Jan2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued