The rapper and producer Wyclef Jean was handcuffed by officers he believed to be from the LAPD. He posted video of the altercation and threatened to sue the department.
UPDATED: OCTOBER 2, 2016 6 PM EST After The New York TimesĀ broke a story Saturday alleging that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump avoided paying federal income taxes for nearly two decades,Ā NewsOneĀ dug through its archives for stories aboutĀ Black leaders and celebrities who were punished for failing to pay taxes. Two years ago, The TimesĀ reviewed recordsĀ that show […]
Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimedĀ billionaireĀ rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled raciallyĀ charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]
Rhode Island’s Brown University says hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY’-klef zhahn) has accepted an appointment as a visiting fellow in its Department of Africana Studies for the 2010-11 academic year.
Singer Wyclef Jean says he is in “hiding” after receiving death threats since announcing his plans to run for president of Haiti.
Wyclef Jean has officially stepped down as the head of his non-profit organization YĆ©le Haiti, as he prepares to run for President of Haiti.
Since the first news of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti began trickling out, former Fugees member Wyclef Jean has been urging people to text donations to aid his homeland. As he flies back to the U.S. on Friday (January 15) after assessing the damage on the ground from the 7.0 earthquake that reduced the capital […]
VIA CBS NEWS: To live the life of Wyclef Jean is to believe that almost anything is possible. Wyclef is a Grammy Award winning multimillionaire rock star who comes from Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. He’s one of thousands of Haitians who immigrate to the U.S. And many never return. But not […]
