Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, Guilty of RICO

(AllHipHop News) Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, once dubbed “The Hip-Hop Mayor,” was convicted today of 24 out of 30 federal counts of corruption. With what is being called a “classic RICO case,” Kilpatrick has been found to have been conducting a criminal enterprise during his tenure as mayor of Detroit from 2001 to 2008. […]

Russell Simmons Announces Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball II In Washington, D.C.

(AllHipHop News) Russell Simmons and his Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will present the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball II, to celebrate the Hip-Hop community’s role in helping President Barack Obama become reelected as President of United States. The charity gala will take place on January 20, at the Harman Center for the Arts, in Washington DC. […]

Beyonce and Mother Tina Knowles Design T-Shirts for Obama’s “Runway To Win” Initiative

Sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner and new mom Beyonce Knowles-Carter, along with her mother Tina Knowles, are just two of 27 designers who have created unique apparel in support of President Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential re-election as part of the Runway to Win initiative. The initiative, which is one of the top Obama fundraisers in the country, was […]