A kindergarten teacher in Memphis, Tenn. has been suspended for distasteful comments that she made about her young students on Facebook. Tameka Gatewood of Rainshaven Elementary School went on the social networking site both to vent, and to respond to dealing with two young students throwing insults at each other. “How bout I blasted both of them,” she wrote.
Although Nas may have begun his career in the early 90s, the 39-year-old Queensbridge rap veteran seems to have a handle on the digital age’s fast moving trends. Younger listeners may not know Nas’ earlier work before the days of social media, but his current work and involvement in that sphere has gotten their attention. […]
Note to current and would be gang members; bragging about your murderous exploits on social media have historically proven to be an efficient way to get arrested. On Wednesday, September 12th, 49 members of a couple of East New York, Brooklyn gangs—the Rockstarz and the Very Crispy Gangsters (aka VCG/Weez)—that utilized Facebook to taunt and threaten each were […]
More than a dozen NYPD officers were the recipients of disciplinary actions after posting racist comments about West Indians on Facebook.In total 17 officers were singled out for the offensive remarks made in reference to last year’s West Indian Day Parade. Although it took the department a year, officials revealed Thursday (Aug. 23) that the […]
There’s a new ridiculous and insensitive fad happening among idiots on the Internet called “Trayvoning.” Similar to planking—but far more disrespectful and insensitive—people have been posting photos of themselves mimicking Trayvon Martin’s murder by lying on the ground (usually wearing hoodies), and holding skittles and ice tea.
Flo Rida has been served with legal papers—via Facebook. The Miami native was paid $50,000 to perform at the Fat As Butter festival in Australia last summer, but failed to appear. The 33-year-old ignored a previous summons, causing the judge to allow him to be contacted on the social networking site.
Who would’ve thought photo apps would take it this far? One of the world’s youngest billionaires and the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly purchased Instagram for (hold your pinky near your lip for dramatic effect) one billion dollars. The Zuck took to Facebook to make the huge announcement. “For years, we’ve focused on […]
While George Zimmerman has been in hiding, his supporters are busy maintaining the racist practices that led to Trayvon Martin’s murder. A white supremacist—who is clearly itching to get retaliated against—admitted to hacking into Martin’s e-mail, and social networking accounts, and leaking his personal business all over the ‘Net. The cowardly hacker, who goes by […]
Wale Campaigns for 5 Mics with The Source I can understand campaigning for presidency, asking people to buy an album, I even get lobbying for likes on Facebook or Twitter followers, but Wale is on a mission to get The Source Magazine to give him a 5 Mic rating for Ambition. Is he delusional? He’s […]
