[caption id="attachment_1383" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="CNN.com"][/caption] CNN correspondents Anderson Cooper and Soledad O'Brien address the "Doll Test" that was given in the 1940's to contribute to the studies about how segregation impacts society. Sixty years later, surprising (to some) results show that today's white children still have an overwhelming white bias: 76% of the white children picked the two darkest skin tones to reflect the "dumb" child;

ATLien Janelle Monae has been rocking the scene lately making a number of appearances at such underground events as New York's Afro-Punk Festival, and elsewhere. In 2008, she was featured in Interview Magazine as an up-and-comer. However, most folks may recognize her --in a less alien appearance-- from fellow ATLiens OutKast's movie IDLEWILD, even appearing on the soundtrack. Like creative, independent funkstresses before her, Miss Janelle

[ad#adroll-std-banner-top] If anyone missed MTV's Video Music Awards, it was just as squirrely and nutty as 2009 has been, so far. For some reason, people are acting as if the planets are aligned, or if the sky is turning red with blood... and the VMAs didn't disappoint in the fruitcake department. Remember When MTV Told Billie Jean to Beat It? Always a beacon of cutting edge, rock n'