Ice Cube: 'America Is In Love With The Gun'

April 2, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Ice Cube Talks Gun Violence In America, 'It's A Sick Love Affair' LOS ANGELES -- Before he was Ice Cube, his name was O'Shea Jackson. And before he was rapping about gun violence, he was a victim of it. In 1981, when he was just 12 years old, Ice Cube's half-sister Beverly Jean Brown was murdered by her husband -- shot to death in her house just a few blocks from where her brother lived in South Central Los Angeles. Continue reading... RIDICULOUS Did This April Fool's Prank Go Way Too Far? Michael Jackson Lawsuit Moves Forward 'America Is In Love With The Gun' HORROR: 25-Year-Old Dies From Wisdom Teeth Surgery HORROR: 25-Year-Old Dies From Wisdom Teeth Surgery 'America Is In Love With The Gun' HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE Autism, Meet Adolescence... Kaboom!: One Momma's Perspective, Fears and Solutions Socially, the stakes change when high school begins. For a 15-year-old with autism, it can be like being at the bottom of the Grand Canyon looking up. A massive climb. Continue reading... JAMES FRANCO Some More Books: Part 1 John Gregory Dunne's The Studio is the result of diligent observation he conducted after receiving permission to access any area of Twentieth Century Fox's wide production net in 1968. As with documentary films, here the subject matter does half the work. Continue reading... LORI FRADKIN 21 Things I've Learned From Attending 21 Weddings The wedding is about the couple, but it's not only about the couple. Continue reading... CHERYL DUMESNIL Marriage Equality: The 'Tri' in Our Kids' Trifecta Our children know that for a few months in 2008, the law said "yes" to their family. Their moms are legally married (in California, at least). This legal recognition echoes and enforces what their moms and their community keep telling them: that we should be treated equally. Continue reading... ABBY BERGMAN My Two Moms: A 17-Year-Old's Take on Prop 8 and DOMA I remember waking up the morning after Prop 8 passed wondering how this is possible and questioning why people didn't know better. How is it that a 17-year-old can see what some adults cannot seem to? That love makes a family. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003