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Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief The African American Textile Society (AATS) is advising everyone to “Stay Fresh” today by purchasing frozen yogurt from Fresh Berry on Hillsborough St. Individuals who display the AATS and Fresh Berry flyer at the time of checkout will have 15 percent of their total purchase donated to the AATS. While the members [...]

Devonte Keith | Staff Writer  America first fell in love with Justin Timberlake as the curly-haired kid from N’SYNC with unfathomable amounts of rhythm. Now, after a seven-year hiatus, he’s finally released some new music, making a statement with The 20/20 Experience. Timberlake took a break from music in order to focus on his budding acting [...]

Christopher Lynn | Staff Writer  MTV’s Hottest MCs List Stirs Controversy  Once again, MTV has dropped its yearly list of the 10 Hottest MCs in the game. Since 2007, MTV has put together a list of ten Hip-Hop and Rap considered to be the “hottest” of that year. Although MTV has emphasized that their list is [...]

DeErricka Green | Managing Editor Spike Lee is much more than that quirky courtside Knicks fan, always dressed head-to-toe in team colors.  Lee has been classified by many as the most important and controversial African American filmmaker in American history; ironically, though his political and social commentary is just as relevant today as it was in [...]

Christopher Lynn | Staff Writer  Wale, born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, is a relatively new mainstream rap artist who first gained local celebrity status in 2006 with his hit, “Dig Dug (Shake It).”  Prior to the success of Wale’s “Dig Dug (Shake It),” the D.C. born rapper released several mixtapes – “Paint a Picture” (2005), “Hate Is [...]

DeErricka Green | Staff Writer Earlier this year, major television networks including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, presented their programming plans for the 2012-2013 fall television season. Though you’ll still have to tune in to Tyler Perry, BET or Centric to see more than just one or two African-American faces in a given show, many [...]

DeErricka Green |Staff Writer  After receiving a huge reaction from the audience during an incredible, unrehearsed performance together at Hot 97’s Summer Jam, and again at the Rock the Bells festival earlier this month, it seemed too much to ask that we might see two of hip- hop’s most praised lyricists- Nas and Lauryn Hill- share [...]

DeErricka Green | Staff Writer Hollywood has fallen into a pattern, and old-school movies are being remade left and right, much to the chagrin of some viewers. In the weeks since the release of the highly anticipated remake of the film “Sparkle,” as well as the hype surrounding the upcoming release of the made-over “Steel Magnolias,” [...]

  Hip-hop and R&B artists Maurizo ‘Rizio’ Lewis and Adrian ‘Da Best’ Bynum performed at Packapalooza Saturday, Aug.18 bringing to a close Wolfpack Welcome Week. Both majoring in Communication, Lewis and Bynum, 19, have worked as a collaborative team since their sophomore year at Southeast Raleigh Magnet high school. While music is a passion for [...]

 DeErricka Green | Staff Writer “Small packages often contain valuable things,” or so the proverb goes.  Toni Morrison’s latest work, Home, is no exception.Morrison, born Chloe Wofford, is arguably the most celebrated African-American novelist of our time. Her novels are renowned for their spectral themes, spirituality and ornate characters. Her repertoire includes greats such as [...]

Torisha Dozier | Staff Writer American Idol has been in search for new judges since the departure of former judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, and recent reports suggest that rapper Nicki Minaj will fill one of the position, for all of her “Barbs” and “Ken Barbs” to watch her next January. Minaj, 29 rose [...]

Guest Writer | Justin Hamilton The much anticipated game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, finally hit stores early Tuesday morning and what a launch it was. With pre-order sales topping its predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops, it was a big day for gamers across the world. Developers hit gamers with a number of [...]

A jury in California has just found Conrad Murray guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.

CHELSEA GARDNER | STAFF WRITER Over fall break; I had the pleasure of seeing the Broadway musical Memphis in New York City at Shubert Theater. This musical is one of the best I’ve ever seen, hence the reason why it won four TONY awards in 2010. This play features a funky taste of life in [...]

  KIERRA LEGGETT | STAFF WRITER 72—besides being the number of degrees Fahrenheit it takes to reach room temperature, the number of victories the NBA Team Chicago Bulls had in their 1995-1996 basketball season, as well as the average number of times a human’s heart will beat in a minute, 72 is also the number [...]

MELVIN MOORE | PHOTOJOURNALIST Spreading quickly by word of mouth, the Cipher draws emcees from around the area to surround themselves with passionate hip hop fans near the Free Expression Tunnel. The Cipher takes place on Monday nights at 11:00 PM and lasts until the emcees leave. The Cipher began as an album photoshoot for [...]