Should Teachers 'Friend' Students?

Facebook used to be a site just for college kids. However, it wasn't long before the social network opened up membership to everyone.

Now people are using it to spy on their exes, kids are dealing with their parents commenting on their walls, and bosses are monitoring what employees are doing on days they're not at work.

Apparently teachers in the New York district are using it to talk to their students and it's causing problems with the Department of Education.

Enlightened Self-Interest: Jay-Z Builds With Buffett...And More!

By Cedric Muhammad 

“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.”

- Lord Palmerston, Speech To The House of Commons; March 1, 1848

As I return to providing advisory services to artists – before taking them on as clients - one of the most important areas I like to get into are how one’s self-concept (how well a person knows and views themselves) impacts the kind of material they write; ‘sound’ they rhyme over; and the alignment of their brand-image-reputation. Because I believe the secret to how magnetic an artist becomes lies in those elements being properly married I am very selective about who I work with and I am extremely doubtful about the prospects for the long-term success of any artist who doesn’t have a team around them who can help guide them through these dynamics.

Nas Sends Scathing Letter To Def Jam Execs - PUT MY SH*T OUT!

 

From: Nas
To: LA Reid, Steve Bartels, Steve Gawley, Michael Seltzer, Joseph Borrino, Chris Hicks
Subject: PUT MY SH*T OUT!

Peace to all,

With all do respect to you all, Nas is NOBODY's slave. This is not the 1800's, respect me and I will respect you.

Kevin Powell's Open Letter to Hiphop America

Open Letter to Hip Hop America

September 2010

Peace to all of you. I am writing this letter from Brooklyn, New York, where I am currently a Democratic candidate for Congress. For those who do not know, there are 435 United States Congresspersons in America, and 100 United States Senators, all based in Washington, D.C. when not in their home districts, and all of them together represent the 300 million Americans living in our nation. That is power. The power to provide resources, services, information, jobs, and loans for small businesses. The power to help people to help themselves.

That is why I am running for Congress. I come from a single-mother led household, I had no father figure