Black Teen Violinist Beaten by 3 White Pittsburgh Cops
Jordan Miles *The photos taken by Jordan Miles’ mother show his face covered with raw, red bruises, his cheek and lip swollen, his right eye swollen shut. A bald spot mars the long black dreadlocks...
View ArticleMountain Dew Taps Lil Wayne for DEWeezy Campaign
*Lil Wayne and Mountain Dew are teaming up for a new promo campaign, dubbed DEWeezy, set to formally kick off at South by Southwest in Austin next week, reports Billboard. Images of the campaign first...
View ArticleThe Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Honey Boo Boo Child!
Steffanie Rivers *First it was “Toddlers and Tiaras” a reality TV show about pint-size pageant contestants. And just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, somebody at the TLC network decided to...
View ArticleLatest Mountain Dew Commerical … is it Racist or Not? (Watch)
New Mountain Dew commercial features music group Odd Future and a goat named Felicia. Racist or not? *The commercials we see these days are racy and some are even being called racist. But, we are going...
View ArticleEmmett Till’s Family Wants Lil Wayne Off Mountain Dew’s Payroll
*The family of Emmett Till is not letting Lil Wayne off the hook after spitting an offensive line about the slain teenager. The rapper is featured in a new Mountain Dew ad, but the family wants him...
View ArticlePepsi Kills Controversial Tyler the Creator Conceived Mountain Dew Ad
Still shot from Mountain Dew spot If we didn’t know better we’d think Tyler the Creator really doesn’t have a clue as to how offensive the Mountain Dew ad he created for Pepsi is. If you haven’t seen...
View ArticleTyler the Creator Breaks Silence on Dew Ad; Watkins Responds
Tyler the Creator *Odd Future rapper Tyler the Creator is calling the criticism surrounding his online ad for Mountain Dew “ridiculous,” particularly the blog post written by Syracuse University...
View ArticlePepsiCo Parts Ways with Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Controversy
*It’s all over between Lil Wayne and PepsiCo. PepsiCo, the company that makes Pepsi and Mountain Dew soda drinks has announced that it is severing its agreement with Lil Wayne in the wake of his crude...
View ArticleMountain Dew Drops Lil Wayne over Emmett Till Lyric
Rapper Lil Wayne performs as boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. walks into the ring to take on Robert Guerrero in their WBC welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 4, 2013 in Las Vegas...
View ArticlePepsiCo to Meet with Al Sharpton and Emmett Till’s Family
Rev. Al Sharpton attends the Ebony Power 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 2, 2012 in New York City *Officials from PepsiCo Inc. are scheduled to meet today with members of Emmett Till’s...
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