OK, I’m not quite sure I have a firm grasp on this, but here goes… It looks as though we’ve finally moved on from porn stars and playmates. The most recent chapter in the ever-unfolding Trump saga involves rapper turned family-friendly actor Ice Cube. Apparently, Ice Cube, whose real name is O’Shea Jackson, along with […]
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From Stormy Daniels to Ice Cube… the investigation in Trump administration corruption takes yet another surreal turn
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Ahmed Al-Rumaihi, bribes, corruption, Donald Trump, Ice Cube, Jeff Kwatinetz, Michael Avenatti, Michael Cohen, Michale Flynn, money laundering, NWA, oil, O’Shea Jackson, Qatar, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Investments, Rosneft, Russia, Russiagate, sanctions, Sergey Gorkov, Seth Abramson, Sports Trinity, Steve Bannon, Stormy Daniels, Trump Tower, Vladimir Putin 10 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: D’Real Graham
A few weeks ago, longtime Ypsilanti resident D’Real Graham left town for Washington, DC, where he’ll soon be restarting his college career. Before leaving, D’Real and I had the occasion to exchange a few emails about his memories of growing up here, how he’d seen the city change over his lifetime, and his plans for […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1969, 826, activism, Belle Isle, Black Eden, Chris Stranad, churches, Civil Rights Act, creative writing, D.C., deacon, Detroit, Donald Trump, D’Real Graham, Elijah McCoy, exit interviews, gateway cities, gentrification, Great Migration, Howard University, Idlewild, Kate de Fuccio, Keep Ypsi Black, Metropolitan Memorial Baptist Church, New Orleans, Nick Azzaro, NWA, racism, roasts, S.L. Roberson, social justice, Straight Outta Compton, student activism, Ta-Nehisi Coates, vacations, Washington, Washtenaw County Prosecutor, white supremacy, women's studies, write-in, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews 9 Comments
Only 373 people show to watch the EMU Eagles win their first postseason game since 1996… Let’s make it up to them if they get another home game
Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team had the distinction of making it onto the front page of Deadspin last night after the popular sports website was made aware of a series of justifiably angry social media posts made by starting EMU forward Glenn Bryant following the team’s 58-54 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans at […]
Posted in Ypsilanti Also tagged college sports, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Glenn Bryant, NCAA, NPR, WEMU, Wurst Challenge 21 Comments