Politics

A former Philadelphia police officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after prosecutors say he plotted to steal $1.5 million in cocaine from as an undercover agent police planted as a suspected drug dealer. 34-year-old Alhinde Weems was arrested after authorities say he tried to use his badge to enter the home of an […]

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With the revival of Beanie Sigel and Freeway, it feels as though there has been something else missing coming from Philadelphia.  The punch line fanatic himself, Cassidy the Hustler. Since 2007, Cassidy has linked up with the Denver Nugget’s own Carmelo Anthony and joined his record label Krossover Entertainment.  Looking to return to the rap […]

Politics

Continuing the cycle of breaking down barriers, Seth Williams became the first Black district attorney of Philadelphia. The 42-year-old litigator will become Philly’s first new district attorney in nearly 20 years, taking over for his former boss Lynne Abraham, whom served as the top lawyer in Philadelphia since 1991. Williams campaigned on the promise to […]

Politics

Police are looking for two men who robbed a man as he died after waiting over an hour to at a Philadelphia emergency room. 63-year-old Joaquin Rivera walked to Northeast Philadelphia hospital Saturday after experiencing shooting pain down his right side. Once there he waited for nearly 80 minutes before clutching his chest and going […]

Shortly after interviewing Beanie Sigel and getting clarity to the shots thrown on the track “Average Cat (What You Talking About),” Charlamagne Tha God was in store for yet another unexpected surprise. A pink slip. Monday, Tha God was fired from The Beat.  Originally beside Wendy Williams as

NFL, Politics

Fans of the St. Louis Rams would do well to batten down their hatches as a gust of change is headed their way, and if public opinion still counts for anything, it is more than likely going to be one that most will not like. Admitted racist, bigot, drug-addict, right-wing fringe dweller, and all around […]

Politics

The infamous Philadelphia swim club where Black and Hispanic children were forced to leave is seeing the harsh face of justice for their racist actions. The administrative staff of the Valley Swim Club in Huntington, Pennsylvania is being ordered by The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to pay monetary damages for humiliation and embarrassment and a […]

obama, Politics

The Obama administration’s Justice Department has continued to dodge inquiries related to the a voter intimidation case, in which, charges against the New Black Panther Party were dropped. The incident took place on election day when Bartle Bull, a former civil rights attorney and publisher of the left-wing Village Voice, witnessed what he called “the […]