In the current landscape of Christian hip-hop, few artists loom quite as large as rapper, poet, and political activist Propaganda. A Los Angeles native, “Prop” (as he’s called by those close to him) developed a passion for rap early on, then he added poetry to his repertoire as a college student after attending a friend’s spoken word performance. Now, with five albums, a poetry collection, and a host of performance recordings (available on YouTube) under his belt, his rise to prominence as on

Otis Hixon Jr., 19, of Waggaman, playing basketball in an undated photo. Hixon was shot and killed Tuesday (April 1) in Marrero. (Photo courtesy of Hixon family)

Otis Hixon Jr., a 19-year-old coach for his church’s 8-to-12-year-old basketball team, was shot dead Tuesday night in Marrero, a week after he told his parents that somebody - somebody he wouldn’t name – wanted to kill him. Hixon’s family, active members at New Orleans’ Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, have been plunged into the same

This PowerPoint slide shows some of the unauthorized hairstyles for women. (Army)

Thousands of soldiers and others have signed a White House petition calling for the president to order the Army to reconsider just-released appearance and grooming regulations they contend are “racially biased” against black women.

The update to Army Regulation 670-1 was published Monday , and among the rules are clarifications for Army-appropriate hairstyles. For example, the Army does not allow twists or multi