Angel Haze continues to push the genre she's made her name in with a poignant essay on homosexuality in rap. (Noisey)
Internationally, a Vice journalist has been taken hostage in Ukraine. The publication and the State Department are currently working on securing his safety. (BuzzFeed)
In tech news: Apple launched the newest version of iOS 7, hopefully to the glee of faulty-finger-identity-scan haters. (BGR)
Over here in the States, the Supreme Court upheld a Michigan bill allowing public admissions offices, like those in universities, to ban affirmative action. (Politico)
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And, recent surveys have found that the American middle class is no longer the most affluent in the world — Canada's is. (The New York Times)
Bonus Talking Points:
Vulture's first of six essays exploring rap's past has Questlove exploring how hip-hop has failed black America. Well worth the read. (Vulture)
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