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Rep.-elect George Santos Admits To Lying On His Résumé
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 15 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first...
MF DOOM To Be Honored With Street Naming Ceremony In Long Island This Weekend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: C Brandon / Getty MF DOOM is sadly no longer with us in physical form, but his presence in Hip-Hop music and culture is still as present as its been for the past two decades and more. This coming weekend, the late, great metal-faced “Supervillain” will forever be immortalized via a street naming ceremony in Long Island, N.Y. this coming weekend. Dr. Patrick C. Graham, a former high school classmate of the rapper born Daniel Dumile, spearheaded a Change.org petition to lobby the Long Beach City Council to introduce the idea of implementing a street name change to honor MF DOOM, and all month long, it’s been debated how that would read in its final form. The council announced that KMD – MF DOOM Way will replace East Hudson Street, between Long Beach Bouleva...
White Headmaster Made Black Boy Kneel & Apologize, Said “It’s The African Way”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theodore Parisienne / T.P. A catholic school in Long Island, N.Y. found itself the center of controversy after an incident involving a white headmaster and a Black student. Headmaster John Holian of St. Martin de Porres Marianist school told the boy to kneel and apologize, saying to him that it was the Nigerian way to do so. The New York Daily News broke the story last weekend involving the 11-year-old boy and the headmaster, after the boy’s mother, Trisha Paul, explained the situation to the outlet. The student was reportedly observed doing an incorrect assignment in English class and was then sent to the headmaster for discipline. Holian claims he learned of the kneeling apology from a Nigerian father, but that didn’t sit right with the boy’s mother. “O...
Petition Started To Name A Long Island Street After KMD And MF DOOM
Source: PYMCA / Getty MF DOOM is gone but not forgotten. A request has been filed to make an intersection in Long Island, NY a tribute to Hip-Hop’s only true supervillain. As spotted on Hypebeast, a petition has been created to honor the late great MC. Reportedly, professor and Long Beach, NY native Dr. Patrick Graham, has formally requested that the East Hudson Street block between Riverside Boulevard and Long Beach road be changed to “KMD-MF DOOM Way”. This is the area where the “Rapp Snitch Knishes” rapper grew up. “Hip-hop leaders credit Mr. Dumile as one of the most prolific rap artists of all time. His life served as an example of inclusive community building and growth through individual struggle. Long Beach profoundly influenced his adolescents,” the petition reads. “Mr....
First Americans vaccinated as U.S. death toll passes 300,000
An intensive care unit nurse became the first person in the United States to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, calling it a sign that “healing is coming,” as the U.S. coronavirus death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost. Sandra Lindsay, who has treated some of the sickest COVID-19 patients for months, was given the vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the New York City borough of Queens, an early epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, receiving applause on a livestream with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine,” Lindsay said. “I feel hopeful today, relieved. I feel like healing is coming. I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time in our history. “I want to instil...
Roc Nation Partners With Brooklyn’s Long Island University For New School
Source: Rich Fury / Getty Jay-Z is doubling down on his commitment to empower Black and Brown people. His team is launching programming to teach the new generation the politics of the business. As spotted on The Grio the media mogul is working with a place of learning very close to his roots. On Tuesday, August 4 Roc Nation announced a new partnership with Brooklyn’s Long Island University. The two entities will launch a Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez detailed the new initiative in a formal press release. [The partnership] is “a true investment in our community and young people in Brooklyn, in New York City, and beyond” she said. “We’re excited that The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment will provide uniq...
