Russell Simmons

PHOTOS: Russell Simmons To Relaunch Men's Clothing Line

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.29.2012

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Russell Simmons is one busy guy. When he's not practicing yoga on the beach or protesting against his fellow one percenters, he's slowly taking th...

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PHOTOS: Angela Simmons' Bikini Body

Celebuzz | Posted 05.17.2012

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What better way to spend the afternoon than frolicking on the beach in Miami?!...

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Why I Occupy...

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.02.2012

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Our democracy has been hijacked. The corporations and special interests pay our politicians to do their bidding instead of the people's. This legal bribery has to stop.

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Green Festival And Celebrity Activists Honor Environmental Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | James Gerken | Posted 04.23.2012

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"Usually, people who care about the community, who care about the Earth, think that they're by themselves," Rebuild the Dream's founder Van Jones told...

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Gun Shots!! The New Heartbeat of America!

Russell Simmons | Posted 04.19.2012

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If this is not the moment that we all stop pressing snooze on our alarm clocks and wake up to the fact that our gun use in this country is out of control, then I am not sure we ever will.

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Spring Break, Celeb Style (PHOTOS)

Posted 04.10.2012

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School's out this month and even celebrity parents can't escape the inevitable cries of boredom that ensue without a fun-filled plan in place. Whil...

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The Battle for a Compassionate America: We Cannot Lose Dennis Kucinich!

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.05.2012

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This is not an election we can lose. If we want any future of a progressive, compassionate America, we must re-elect Dennis Kucinich.

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Obama To Watch The Roots, Ben Folds At NYC Fundraiser

| Posted 03.01.2012

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By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer FLATIRON DISTRICT — President Barack Obama and his traffic-snarling motorcade will be rolling back into...

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This Card Will Charge You Less To Spend Your Own Money

Emily Cohn | Posted 02.14.2012

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Paying for access to your own money might not sound like a popular concept, but the growth of the prepaid debit card market seems to prove this assump...

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Russell Simmons' Demand To The NY Governor

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Music mogul Russell Simmons wants New York's governor to pull the plug on milk from cows. The hip-hop impresario writes in a let...

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J.B. Smoove Experiences 'Real New York' On 'The Ruckus'

Posted 03.28.2012

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J.B. Smoove works mostly in Los Angeles, but he grew up in the New York area, so he's always excited to make his way home. On Comedy Central's new sta...

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Russell Simmons To Cut Fees On His Prepaid Card

AP | By CANDICE CHOI | Posted 03.27.2012

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NEW YORK -- A little celebrity competition may be good for the prepaid card market. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says he plans to trim several fees ...

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Lowe's All-American Muslim Fiasco and the Politics of Normalcy

Michelle Chen | Posted 02.24.2012

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Maybe what prime time television needs right now isn't a showcase of Muslims being as ultra-American as possible, but a conscientious exploration of why our image of the "All American" is actually a complete fiction.

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Let's Face It: It's The Radical Right, Not Islam, That Is The Greatest Threat To The American Way

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 02.15.2012

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That a group of extremists from Florida would exercise their First Amendment right to carry out bigoted campaigns is unfortunate ... For that reason, it ought to catch the attention of Americans who, for far too long, have stayed on the sidelines.

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Occupy the Dream

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.15.2012

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Yesterday was the day the American Civil Rights Movement merged their hopes and dreams with Occupy Wall Street.

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Backlash To Lowe's Low

Harris Zafar | Posted 02.14.2012

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An atheist, Chris Stedman may seem to be an unlikely advocate for the rights of Muslims, but he has proven that justice and tolerance are not confined to any particular religious, or non-religious, group.

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On Our Way to Climbing Everest

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 02.14.2012

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The most critical thing Occupy Wall Street achieved is this: they lit the match that reignited a national conversation about the link between global inequality and government corruption.

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Russell Simmons Takes A Big Stand With His Wallet

Posted 02.11.2012

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After Lowes created some open ad time, Russell Simmons filled it in a high profile way. The music legend and entrepreneur tweeted on Monday that he...

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Russell Simmons Defends Rush Card And Involvement In Occupy Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 11.30.2011

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Music mogul Russell Simmons has emerged as one of the most recognizable figures to throw his weight behind the Occupy Wall Street protests. But as of ...

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In Case Of Emergency...

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 11.30.2011

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What would you grab to take with you in the unfortunate time of a disaster? Family photos? Important documents? Laptops? For fashion's biggest star...

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PHOTO: 99% Problems: Jay-Z Lampooned In OWS Sculpture

Posted 11.23.2011

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Jay-Z's lyrics attest that "money ain't a thang," a philosophy that doesn't go over so well with the 99% over at Occupy Wall Street. As a grand symbol...

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Why Russell Simmons Wants To Change The Constitution

HuffingtonPost.com | Jo Piazza | Posted 11.23.2011

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No celebrity supports the "Occupy" movement more fervently than Russell Simmons, founder of DefJam and GlobalGrind.com and author of Super Rich: A Gui...

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Hip-Hop Legend Russell Simmons, Member of the 1%, on Why He Supports the 99% and OWS

Democracy Now! | Posted 01.22.2012

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"We don't want Wall Street to control our future, and that's why we're on Wall Street," Russell Simmons said, describing the constitutional amendment he is supporting that would ban private donations for U.S. politicians running for federal office.

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Celebs Enraged Over Mayor's Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti Park Clearing

Posted 01.15.2012

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As the New York City Police Department raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park in the early hours of Tuesday morning, protestors sca...

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Russell's Big Mistake

Media Takeout | Posted 01.02.2012

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Click through to read about Russell Simmon's big Twitter oops. ...

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