#2. Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 77,000 (735,000)

#9. YMCMB & Friends – Rich Gang – 24,000 (24,000)

#13. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 21,000 (526,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 18,000 (950,000)

#20. Wale – The Gifted – 13,000 (268,000)

#24. Kanye West – Yeezus – 12,000 (487,000)

#26. Ace Hood – Trials & Tribulations – 11,000 (44,000)

#55. Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off – 6,500 (162,000)

#61. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 6,100 (980,000)

#69. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 5,300 (529,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Slavery by Another Name [documentary]

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July 30, 2013

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Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality. It was a system in which men, often guilty of no crime at all, were arrested, compelled to work without pay, repeatedly bought and sold, and coerced to do the bidding of masters. Tolerated by both the North and South, forced labor lasted well into the 20th century.

For most Americans this is entirely new history. Slavery by Another Name gives voice to the largely forgotten victims and perpetrators of forced labor and features their descendants living today.

Detroit Building $444 Million Hockey Stadium

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July 29, 2013

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Detroit is using tax payers to finance a new $444 million hockey arena. The city of Detroit is more than $18 billion dollars debt according to sources.

source: CNN

Fast Food Workers Want $15 p/hr in America

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July 29, 2013

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Fast food workers across the country are walking off their jobs this week in protest of what they describe as low wages and unfair labor practices.

The employees, in New York, Chicago, Detroit and other cities, are calling for a $15 per hour wage as well as the right to unionize without fear of retaliation. The campaign launched Monday in New York City, and has been aided by Fast Food Forward, a New York City-based advocacy group of fast food workers

source: FastFoodFoward

Weekend Box Office: July 26-28, 2013

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July 29, 2013

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Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)

The Wolverine $53.1 m
The Conjuring $22.2 m
Despicable Me 2 $16.4 m
Turbo $13.7 m
Grown Ups 2 $11.6 m
Red 2 $9.3 m
Pacific Rim $7.7 m
The Heat $6.9 m
R.I.P.D. $6 m
Fruitvale Station $4.6 m

$53 Million Jewel Heist in Cannes

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July 28, 2013

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A staggering $53 million worth of diamonds and other jewels were stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe’s biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. (July 28)

America’s Top 10 Colleges

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July 26, 2013

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source: Forbes

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/21/2013

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July 24, 2013

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#1. Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 129,000 (658,000)

#4. Ace Hood – Trials & Tribulations – 37,000 (37,000)

#7. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 27,000 (506,000)

#12. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 20,000 (932,000)

#15. Wale – The Gifted – 18,000 (255,000)

#18. Kanye West – Yeezus – 16,000 (475,000)

#37. Kevin Gates – Stranger Than Fiction – 8,400 (8,400)

#43. Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off – 7,800 (156,000)

#52. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 7,100 (974,000)

#75. ¡Mayday! – Believers – 5,000 (5,100)

^{* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.}

Top Earning Celebrities Under 30 (2013)

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July 24, 2013

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Lady Gaga $80 million
Justin Beiber $58 million
Taylor Swift $55 million
Calvin Harris $46 million
Rhianna $43 million
Katy Perry $39 million
Adele $30 million
Jennifer Lawrence $26 million
Kristen Stewart $22 million
Taylor Lautner $22 milllion

source: Forbes

The World’s Richest City [documentary]

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July 23, 2013

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China may soon be the birthplace to half the world’s billionaires but Singapore – the world’s richest city – is where they go to play. Some of the rich and famous who have moved to the tiny Southeast Asian island republic include Indian telecom tycoon Bhupendra Kumar Modi, Chinese movie superstars Gong Li and Jet Li, New Zealand billionaire Richard Chandler, and famed US investor Jim Rogers. One in six households in Singapore have a net worth of $1m, reflecting the flow of wealth eastwards as the centre of global economic activity shifts to Asia. With low taxes, a reliable, corruption-free government and protective private banking laws, the world’s ultra-rich are flocking to make Singapore home, giving it the highest percentage of millionaire households in the world. While the rich have fun, locals are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living.