Negro! Negro!: Siomai and Friends Fries [chp 1]

I was (am) an American of African descent, a visitor to the Philippines, Cebu area, such as Toledo City. The Philippines as a nation is famous for friendly people. When I arrived, I found out that the hospitality was more than just a rumor, and mostly genuine. Even in the United States, where skin color…

Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Baby: Why Hip Hop’s Young Royalty is Dangerous

Nepotism in entertainment, and life in general, will always exist. In this life, it really is all about who you know. But are the children of rap’s elite poised to ruin the music?   Beyonce stole the show at MTV’s 2011 Video Music Awards, announcing the upcoming birth of her first child. She and hip hop…

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