H U M A N N A T U R E Magazine

Following Zimbabwe’s discredited one-candidate election this summer, youth opposition groups vow to oppose President Robert Mugabe’s six-term using a dangerous new approach. In Focus: The State of Zimbabwe. READ MORE


ART & STYLE	From Lindy Hop to Hip-Hop
	“Black Style Now” draws crowds and critiques as the first exhibition exclusively devoted to the evolution of black fashion. READ MORE

	Globetrotter
	Review: Review: Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s autobiography, Infidel, offers a window into the complex culture of African and Arab nations. READ MORE

POLITICS	In Che's Footsteps
	Long before Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched barbs at the U.S. before the United Nations, Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara occupied the UN stage. READ MORE

	Politics As Usual
	John Liu, New York ’s first and only Asian City Councilman, has taken on Rosie O’Donnell, CBS and radio shock jocks. READ MORE

	Mrs. Obama Goes to Harlem
	Michelle Obama generates support for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign at a Harlem rally. READ MORE

HUMANITIES	America’s Most Diverse Church
	The Riverside Church in New York has become the model for how to build a well-integrated, multicultural American church. READ MORE

Summer 2008 Print Edition NOW Available!
	THE RUNDOWN MTV launches MTV Arabiya across the Pan-Arab region. Survey finds a pattern of greater acceptance of suicide bombings by young Muslim Americans. Three million names of slaves once held by the British Empire posted. The NAACP is being pressured to change its name to appeal to a younger generation.

PORTRAITS

AMERICAN GRAFFITI: As the nation’s cities undergo a massive redevelopment, it’s unclear how much longer these street art galleries will remain open. MORE

EVENT PHOTOS

Check out the photos from the HUMAN NATURE MAGAZINE print edition launch party! MORE

Vol.2 Summer 2008


Students, lawmakers, French suburbanites, judges and the community are pushing for some form of dramatic change. Here are their stories:

Young Iranians rebel against the country’s strict Islamic laws. Los Angeles has strengthened its efforts to fight Latino versus black gang violence. Black and Arab youth from Paris ’ suburban ghettos are fighting aggressive police tactics and horrid housing project conditions. Community activists, civil rights groups, judges and lawmakers are pushing for reform mandatory minimum sentencing laws for crack cocaine.

Rashaan Patterson LIVE

R&B crooner Rashaan Patterson revives his 1990’s quiet storm vibe on stage in New York. READ MORE

Rugs With A Purpose

Rugs are their passion, but helping others gives purpose to two South Asian entrepreneurs, who support human rights causes through its luxury rug business. READ MORE

Barack Obama's Rise Since the Apollo

Things were different for Barack Obama last year when he took the stage at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem . Since the star-studded fundraiser, Obama has risen from being a virtual unknown newcomer to become the front-runner for the U.S. presidency. READ MORE

Styles P, Hip-Hop Veteran

Styles P, one-third of the rap group The Lox, discusses his lengthy rap career, surviving in the industry and the 2008 presidential race.
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Changing the Game

Model/actress Melyssa Ford sheds her video vixen image with a new focus on acting. READ MORE