Gary Grice, aka The GZA is known by many as The Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan, despite ending his formal education in the 10th grade.  While his lyrical contributions have proven him more than worthy of the title, he’s gone the extra mile to distinguish himself as a mind to be reckoned with. According to […]

In the next installment of our “Alumni” series where artists discuss their college experiences,  Syleena Johnson talks about the racism she witnessed at one school and her decision to pledge Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. RELATED: Take A Tour of Chicago On BlackAtlas.com! “Drake University was really racist…one time we had a race riot and […]

[ooyala code=”9leTg0Mzo8jAkMFEVRPgB-rlKCLJTmct”] In our next installment of “Alumni” actress Tatyana Ali gives us some insight into the African-American experience at Harvard University. The Brooklyn-born actress graduated from the Ivy League school in 2002 and says that among her activities on campus was being a stepper! Watch the clip for the scoop. More posts in “Alumni”… […]

In the offices of TheUrbandaily we get into a lot of heated debates. Most recently the staff was up in arms about  who puts it down better; those of us still in college (late teens, early 20s) with new freedom and dorms, or those of us who have graduated (late 20s & onward) working 40 […]

[ooyala code=”t3Zmp3MjqXcdA7avYxXLCVy695mByQuL”] In the next installment of our “Alumni” series where artists discuss their college experiences,  Syleena Johnson talks about the racism she witnessed at one school and her decision to pledge Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. RELATED: Take A Tour of Chicago On BlackAtlas.com! “Drake University was really racist…one time we had a race […]

Audra The Rapper of Maybach Music released her “No Such Thing Exists” EP July 11th. Audra graduated from Old Dominion University with a degree in Mass Communications. I caught up with the VA rapper in June to ask about her college years and it got interesting! We’re talking to artists about their college days and getting […]

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards, “promised 100 Cleveland high school students that he would pay for their college tuition—a total value of $1 million—if they maintained grade point averages at 2.5 or higher and performed 15 hours of community service.” The students held up their end of the bargain and now Edwards is […]