REMEMBERING THE QUAKE: BET Honors Haiti
BET does well by honoring the victims of the 7.0 earthquake that ravaged through parts of Haiti just two years ago, with a special 106 and Park Haiti-dedicated edition airing tonight at 6pm. The show...
View ArticleGIVING BACK: Melyssa Ford in Haiti
All eyes are on Haiti today as another year passes with very little having changed with regard to the restoration process since a mega quake hit the region on January 12, 2010. When the shock was still...
View ArticleCENSORED: The Great US FireWall
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was originally posted on December 6th, 2011 at 9:51am, but because of the gravity of the potential passing of SOPA, TEAM STARK decided to repost this piece in every section of...
View ArticleMILLION PERSON PROJECT: Uganda
We weaved through the crowded taxi park of Kampala. Julian fit right in, carrying our bag on his head so he could be more agile. My feet were already so dirty, I wondered how I would feel after not...
View ArticleTRUE STORIES: On Womanhood
When I was 13, in a pink and blue diary, complete with lock and key, I scripted my life. I had spent the year prior going over in my head what would actually make sense for me. I was neck-deep in love...
View ArticlePODCASTS: Why Julie Klausner Wins
Much like the explosion of personal blogs, podcasts have become the “thing” that almost everyone now has. A lot of them are hysterically funny, creative, insightful and unique in their accessibility...
View ArticleWEEKEND JAIL: Judges Just Don’t Understand
When someone breaks the law, most hope that there is no intention behind their actions. Granted, most people don’t know every single law that presides over their residential jurisdiction, but as...
View ArticleOXYCONTIN: Souls on Ice
Chalky blue bits of OxyContin (OC) streak cruddy black down the hard silver of the foil. Dragon-tail smoke vapors whip up the red straw to the rhythmically rapid inhalations of a young man who, for...
View ArticleDOPE: Coming of Age
For those who remember having to dig in the crates at local record stores, sifting through mounds of music is no easy task, although cathartic. In today’s age, that process of finding the right music...
View ArticleThe Return of “Return of the Mack”
This might seem random to the average Gen-X-er, but I had to admit that when reading it her observation was pretty damn accurate. The song got mixed reviews in the hood when it dropped in ‘96— still...
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