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What.Is.Black?: Black Maybe

What.Is.Black?: Black Maybe

What.Is.Black? rolls on with a piece entitled "Black Maybe" by Justin Michael Carter. [...]

Editorial: Obama Makes His SOTU Case. Should We Listen?

By Liz Belilovskaya Why was it important to watch Obama’s State of the Union Address? Well, there is the fact that it was more interesting and engaging than 99% of televised programming in the last decade [...]

2011: The Year Of Revolt – The End Of The World As We Know It…Again

2011 was a year of change but one thing remained the same: people talking that end of the world shit. [...]

Herman Cain: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?

Is Herman Cain is riding the real train to the Republican nomination? [...]

Pigskin Politics: Do Republicans Have A Quarterback Who Won’t Choke?

Football is a bloody sport. So is Presidential politics. See how they relate. [...]

High Standards: Looking For Barack Or Michelle…When You Ain’t Barack Or Michelle

If you are tired of your chick's/dude's unrealistic expectations, this one's for you. [...]

FuseBox Radio: Fighting Over Obama, Casey Anthony Fallout, Beats Rhymes & Life

Casey Anthony not guilty, Black intellectuals fighting over Obama, and the new Tribe documentary on FuseBox Radio. [...]

Cornel’s Comments, Schwarzenegger’s Side Piece Scandal, Monogamous Friendship On FuseBox Radio

This episode of FuseBox Radio deals wit monogamy and friendships of the opposite sex, Arnold and a friendship that went to far and Cornel West, whose friendship with Obama is deteriorating. [...]

Osama bin Laden: Death Of The Great American Boogeyman

What does the death of Osama bin Laden really mean? Planet Ill takes a look. [...]

Birther Bust, Chicago Wig Snatching, Tornado Trouble, Snow And Styrene Remembered on FuseBox Radio

In this week's FuseBox Radio Obama says good-bye to the birthers a store in Chicago says good-bye to wigs and weaves and we all say good-bye to music greats Poly Styrene and Phoebe Snow [...]

Illside Radio 11/6/2010: Skyzoo Names New Album, Dems Done, Jigga Gets Hammered

This episode of Ill Side Radio features an in-depth interview with Skyzoo in which he reveals the name of his followup to his critically acclaimed The Salvation. We also discuss Hammer's Jay-Z diss, Lil Wayne's [...]

FuseBox Radio Podcast 9/16/2010:Newt Nuissance, Election Elation, FBI Reveals And Music

This week's show commentary focused on the recent State Primary results & the importance of voting, Newt Gingrich's comments about Pres. Barack Obama, revelations that a famed Civil Rights photographer was working as an FBI Informant [...]

FuseBox Radio Podcast 7/22/2010- Sherrod Suffle, Podcast Mania, Trademarking Weed

This week's show commentary focused on the mini-drama of former USDA worker Shirley Sherrod after false accusations of racism via the right-wing news media (and how pitifully the Obama Administration, NAACP & other news outlets fell [...]

Tea Party, Say Hello To Oscar Grant

With all the talk of the government being against them, many Americans truly have no idea. Unfortunately some, like the family of Oscar Grant, know all too well. [...]

Has The Boondocks Finally Gone Too Far?

By Malice Intended On the latest episode of The Boondocks, the show’s penchant for envelope pushing has left even its most staunch defenders scratching their heads.  The episode, entitled “The Story of Jimmy Rebel,” tells the [...]

Dorothy Height: Kick In The Door And Hold It Open

By Odeisel “There are some people who live their lives not for themselves but for others”-Dorothy Height There are many people in this life that operate away from the bright lights. They fight battles that normal [...]

Amerikkka’s Nightmare Part 2: Children Of War-Episode 4

By Odeisel “The State of the Union Address” keeps the pace of “Child of War” maintaining the album’s energy level while delivering a poignant view of the country and how the dependency on Barack Obama as [...]

You Wild: Chris Christie-Thank God For The Block

By A Negro And A Keyboard Last week, former New Jersey Governor and Wall Street tycoon Jon Corzine paid a visit to my job. As he was paraded through the office, shaking hands and smiling, I [...]

Obama Signs Healthcare Bill

By Odeisel After many moons and a titanic tug of war over the bill itself and the accompanying bill, Congress came to a vote late Sunday night with the bill receiving 219 votes, 3 over the [...]

Obama’s Post Health Care Vote Speech

By Odeisel Following the historic first step towards universal healthcare, President Obama gives his words on the victory that will mark his Presidency as accomplishing something that both Roosevelts, LBJ, Clinton, and Nixon Failed to do. [...]

President’s Day: Impeach The President!!

By Odeisel & shelz. Don’t be fooled by the title, we’re not calling for Barack’s head or anything. We’re referring to the Honey Dripper’s 1973 song “Impeach The President.” The song was born of frustration from [...]

You Wild:The Tea Party-Light on Sugar, Heavy on Hatred

By A Negro And A Keyboard There are few things that resonate in my life as strongly as my identity as a black man in America. Reared in an inner-city environment, the affinity that I have [...]

Out of Bounds: Super Bowl Combatants, Tarkenton goes after Favre (again), Warner retires, and more

By Hot Rod! The Rowdy One Howdy sports fans, we’re back for another week of Out of Bounds here on Planet Ill. It’s been a busy week in the world of sports, so I have a [...]

You Wild:The Flaw In Yeezy’s Workout Plan

By A Negro With A Keyboard There is a scene in M. Night Shyamalan’s film, Unbreakable, where the protagonist, David Dunn (Bruce Willis), discovers that the Professor X-like character who led him to the knowledge of [...]

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