(CNN) -- LL Cool J's collaboration with Brad Paisley, "Accidental Racist," has kicked up a lot of dust, but the rapper seems to have expected as much. Read the complete article
Donnell Tenner has written an opus offering a profusion of solutions. Entitled "240 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap: Action Points for Salvaging the Futures of Black and Latino Students," the book might best be described as a socially-progressive guide chock full of common sense suggestions. Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's last concert promoter will defend itself in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pop icon's family by arguing that Jackson was responsible for his own demise. Read the complete article
Eve Crane’s historic photographs of Black Panthers from the San Francisco Bay area will be on display for the next month at Coffeehouse –Five, 740 N Killingsworth Street Portland. The photographs were taken more than 40 years ago at the height of the Black Power movement. Read the complete article
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Recording star and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter became a sports agent Tuesday, kicking off his latest venture with a premiere client - New York Yankees star Robinson Cano. Read the complete article
(CNN) -- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has gone by many names, but for now we can call him hip-hop's biggest moneymaker. Read the complete article
(CNN) -- The jarring sounds of war have longed echoed over Mogadishu. Now it's time for music to rock the Somali capital. Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Prosecutors decided there's not enough evidence against Too Short to prosecute him on a felony drug charge made against him a week ago. Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Dionne Warwick, one of the most recognizable pop voices of 1960s, filed for bankruptcy last week citing more than $10 million in tax debt dating back to 1991. Read the complete article
Mayor Hales is introducing two City Council resolutions that could alter Portlands arts tax. And law professor Jack Bogdanski has filed a legal challenge. So What’s the problem with the tax? Read the complete article
