Alex Izaguirre

Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this special edition of his column, Luke explains the new security measures for Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach.

This is a public service announcement to all the African American visitors coming to Miami Beach for Memorial Day weekend. There are a few things you need to know when you cross over the causeways to party in the city that doesn't really want you there, but wants to take your money. Here are the new rules you will have to abide by unless you want your black ass to end up in Dade County Jail:
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Alex Izaguirre

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why blacks are cool with gay people tying the knot.

When he announced that he backs gay marriage, President Barack Obama killed the old stereotype that most African-Americans are homophobic. Today, more blacks than ever -- about 39 percent, according to poll by the Pew Research Center -- have no problem with people of the same gender getting hitched. That compares to just 26 percent in 2008. And now that the NAACP and Jay-Z have echoed Obama's sentiment, you'll see the number rise. The greatest rapper alive was on the money when he said prohibiting same-sex marriage is "no different than discriminating against blacks."
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Alex Izaguirre

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be forMiami New Times. This week, Luke warns that Justin Bieber might be on a dark path similar to the one followed by other young pop stars such as Lindsay Lohan.

On May 5, I invited some Anglo and African-American friends to my house to watch the Miguel Cotto-Floyd Mayweather fight. We were all surprised when the baddest of all bad-boy black dudes, Floyd Mayweather, walked into the ring with Justin Bieber, the world's most beloved innocent white teenager. Bieber must have gone rogue, because no record executive would have allowed the Canadian crooner to be seen next to one of the most hated boxers in history. That kid just seemed so out of place. He doesn't even know how to put on a mean face.
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Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke says Mitt Romney and Karl Rove are a couple of uncool tools.

Karl Rove's super PAC, American Crossroads, has issued a 46-second political ad attacking President Barack Obama for being too cool. This is a sneaky way of saying the commander in chief is too black to be in charge. The offensive spot, endorsed by Republican Party candidate Mitt Romney, employs a slow R&B beat and a deep baritone voiceover saying, "Ooooh, yeeaah." It's followed by a montage of Obama dancing with Ellen Degeneres, slow-jamming the news with the Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, calling Kanye West a jackass, and singing an Al Green tune. "Four years ago, America elected the biggest celebrity in the world," the narrator intones, "and America got one cool president."
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Alex Izaguirre

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke gives an F to the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes underclassmen who left school for the NFL draft.

As much I've put the Miami Dolphins on blast for not drafting more Miami Hurricanes players, I don't think taking Olivier Vernon and Lamar Miller in the NFL Draft will help the team win more games. Sure, it restored the South Florida community's faith in the organization, but the Dolphins need a lot of work to get back to the Super Bowl.
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Alex Izaguirre

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke stands up for Metta World Peace.

I have a message for NBA overlord David Stern: Free Metta World Peace. The seven game suspension against the player formerly known as Ron Artest was excessive. It proves that there are only three real manly sports left: Boxing, MMA, and hockey. Professional basketball has gotten softer than Dairy Queen Blizzard.
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Alex Izaguirre

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke marvels at the technology that brought Tupac back to life.

The lifelike image of Tupac Shakur performing onstage at Coachella was a game-changing moment in the music industry. Dr. Dre and the Port St. Lucie-based company that helped him create it deserve props. Judging from the viral reaction on YouTube, it's obvious music fans want more.

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Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke assesses his old campaign foe's sorry job performance.

During almost ten months in office, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has done a good job of dressing up his achievements. He's made people believe he is following through on campaign promises. But Gimenez hasn't done anything to prove he's a reformer. In fact, it's business as usual at County Hall.
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Alex Izaguirre

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke opines on DJ Laz's departure from Power 96 and the death of FM radio.

When my homeboy, Lazaro "DJ Laz" Mendez, suddenly resigned last week from the radio station where he's worked for the past 22 years, I called him up to find out what was going on. The last time I heard him this happy was when I invited him to be part of my performance at 2010's VH1 Hip Hop Honors show paying tribute to the pioneers of Southern rap music. Before we went onstage with Pitbull and Trick Daddy, Laz had a glow on his face. He loves entertaining people.
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Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for. This week, Luke says African-Americans need to march to the polls on Election Day.

For more than two weeks, tens of thousands of African-Americans have been marching on public streets to demand justice for Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Miami Gardens teen killed by Sanford resident and overzealous neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. The marches have taken place from Los Angeles to Manhattan and from to St. Petersburg to Bayfront Park. They've included high school students, housewives, and professional activists. Yet when it comes time to march to the polls on Election Day, African-Americans are nowhere to be found.
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