Ghettos
If it is true that the poor will always be with us, then, by extension, one can argue that ghettos, "the huts where poor men lie," to quote the poet Wordsworth, are equally etern...
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“Didn’t I see you at another blogger party recently? Or did I dream it?” asked Lindsay Robertson, an editor for the Comedy Central network’s Insider blog.
She was speaking ...
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This week, the Sunday Times of London reported that Britain’s Prince Charles is set to unveil a plan to help renovate Bob Marley’s old neighborhood of Trench Town, a slum area in Kingst...
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A hard-core reality check is in order, and who better to serve it up than Madhouse dancehall mastermind Dave Kelly? Every six years or so, he drops a hot album as if to remind the reggae industry&#...
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A one-time $2,795 payment by the German government for survivors who were forced to work in Jewish ghettos established by the Nazis is "embarrassingly insufficient," a critic said.The statement cam...
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If you truly want to see the definition of a hot ghetto mess, turn on VH1 on any given Sunday and watch one of the endless reruns of "Flavor of Love" or any of its other spinoffs and variations. Ch...
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A young soul with an old voice, Jaheim, with his Ghetto Classics, bridges the uncharted gap between generations with earnest, heartfelt lyrics and vintage vocals that fill the space Luther left.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is mulling a presidential bid, said his "word choice was poor" when he equated bilingual education with "the language of living in a ghetto."In a video state...
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"Hot Ghetto Mess," a BET series that has provoked criticism and sent advertisers fleeing before it has even aired, will prove detractors wrong, BET entertainment head Reginald Hudlin said."It's unf...
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With the weather getting warmer, and Sean Paul having the number one single in the country earlier this year, dancehall is poised to endure a long, successful summer. This time around, however, the...
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BET's provocatively titled "Hot Ghetto Mess," which drew sharp criticism and overshadowed the rest of the cable channel's new schedule, is getting an upbeat new name."We Got to Do Better" is the ti...
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