We would be wise to remember, that throughout the ages super powers have come and super powers have gone—every single one of them. In fact, the question is not if, but rather when. More »

I love to read, which is funny to say now because I used to hate books. It’s also funny because although I get through tons of books, I’m an incredibly slow reader (shouts out to my public school education). When friends or colleagues ask me what’s my favorite book, they’re usually surprised by my answer. “Illmatic by Nas,” I tell them. “But it’s not a book, it’s a rap album,” they respond, as if I’m on some dumb shit. That’s when I give them “the look,” thinking to myself, should I school ‘em up? More »

It is often said that a leader should not be judged by how many followers he has, but rather by how many other leaders he inspires. Rising from the grave, Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s iconic spirit lives on through hip-hop artist Rhymefest…His new album, “El Che,” named after both of them (Rhymefest’s real name is Che also) pays homage to the late revolutionary… Click here to watch a video preview of the album.

Shouts to 2DopeBoyz.

I felt disgusted when I first saw this picture. What disgusted me had nothing to do with the content of the image, but rather the ignorance that it addresses. Throughout the campaign the question of whether Obama is black enough has absorbed black America. I’m disgusted because this picture should be enough to put the debate to bed. But of course, it’s not. More »

In 1947, Harry Truman laid out what would come to be known as he Truman Doctrine. He asserted: “it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting armed subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” Over the next 40 years, these words were the battle cry against the “evils” of communism, later used as justification for America’s Wars in Korean War and in Vietnam.

Let Flying Coffin tell it and they’ll explain how the doctrine has resurfaced in the form of the Patriot Act…They’d also tell you to check out their Spring ’08 collection. See it here.

In ‘89 George Bush became the 41st President of the United States. MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” was the song to know. In China, students led the Tiananmen Square protests. Nintendo began selling Game Boy in Japan and the Sega Genesis was released in North America. In ’89, Ice Cube left NWA and the Exxon Valdez spill dumped 11 million gallons of oil In Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Back then, “fresh” was the word. So its only right that Freshjive’s 2008 Spring Collection bring us back. See it here.

Adding fuel to the urban legend that Walt Disney was a Nazi-sympathizer and that his most popular characters were created to perpetuate racist stereotypes is a finding by William Hakvaag, the director of a war museum in northern Norway. Hakvaag claims to have discovered sketches of Snow White characters Bashful and Doc and of Pinocchio drawn by Adolf Hitler. Although it’s well known that Hitler was an artist before his rise to power, many discoveries of Nazi-era art have been the result of a hoax. Despite this fact, so-called “Hitler art” continues to sell at various auctions. Read article here.

Eighteen years ago today, anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl, South Africa after serving 27 years for “crimes” he commited as the leader of the African National Congress.

Tap into Mandela’s mind with some of his books.

• The Struggle is My Life
• In His Own Words

FYI: Vryheid=Freedom