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On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced the normalizing of relations with Cuba and subsequently ending the Cold War with our neighbor just 90 miles off…

National

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations – a historic…

Music

Music has long been known to influence society, particularly the youth, and a U.S. agency hoped to tap into the power of music to spark…

Big Bink's Blog

  William Potts Jr. an  Ex black panther who hijacked a commercial plane and forced it to travel to Cuba back in 1984, was handed a 20-year prison sentence by a Florida federal judge last week, according to Yahoo News. SEE ALSO: White Preacher Sets Himself On Fire To Inspire Justice For African Americans The now-57-year-old, who has […]

I’ve been in the White House pool before but I can’t recall the White House ever responding a rapper’s song. Jay-Z released a song this morning called “Open Letter”, where he addresses his issues surround his Cuban trip and throw shots at his haters on Capitol Hill as well. He also mentions President Obama telling him to chill out before […]

New Music

Jay-Z teams with super-producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland on “Open Letter.” Hov doesn’t hold back, addressing recent hot topics including his controversial trip to Cuba with Beyoncé, his ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets, and more. Swizz explained how the collaboration came together. “[Beyoncé] came in the studio and Just Blaze came in the studio and this thing just extended to another level,” he told Hot 97. […]

Conservative representatives from Florida are calling for an investigation into Jay-Z and Beyonce’s unexpected trip to Cuba, reports the NYDailyNews. The couple was reportedly in the country to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary last week; but with the strict restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba, Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart  wrote a letter to Adam Szubin, director of the United States’ Office of Foreign Assets […]

News & Gossip

  Wow! It’s been 5 whole years already since Mr. & Mrs. Carter became one? Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday that…