DuBois/Washington: Should Employers Give Domestic Partners Same Benefits as Married Couples?

“The DPRRA requires that domestic partners be treated the same as spouses for most purposes under California law. “To qualify as “registered domestic partners,” both individuals must file a declaration of domestic partnership with the Secretary of State and satisfy certain additional requirements. Specifically, domestic partners must share a common residence, be over the age [...]

AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted: Cube Talkin’ Out His Neck

Rapper ICE CUBE has vowed to shake-up the hip-hop industry after expressing outrage at its commercialism. The star - real name O’SHEA JACKSON - fears the current US rap scene has forgotten its roots and lost direction. He is so appalled that sex and ‘bling’ are favoured over social commentary in hip-hop tracks [...]