Sister 2 Sister Latest Magazine To Fall Out Of Print – Tha Wire [VIDEO]

Today in Tha Wire, Sister 2 Sister files for bankruptcy and a new course based on Beyonce and Rihanna added to Spring semester of well known university.

The way things are headed, magazines will soon be a thing of the past.  Several major companies have either gone out of print like XXL and VIBE or folded all together.  The internet has truly taken over and surviving magazines are now being found online exclusively.  Now according to AllHipHop, Sister 2 Sister, is joining the growing list.  After reportedly filing for bankruptcy protection, the woman’s magazine will no longer be available in printed edition.  The magazine’s owner and publisher is Jamie Foster Brown and have been in publication for 25 years.  Up until now Sister 2 Sister had a rock solid reputation, now do to money issues, some of its writers are putting the mag on blast.

One in particular is Manny Otiko, who took to Twitter to air-out his frustration with not being compensated for his work.  On Monday (Oct.27) the journalist tweeted, “Never do biz with Sister to Sister mag! I did 3 stories for them 3 months ago. Now they say they are bankrupt and can’t pay me!”

Learn more about how long the magazine has been in print and what it's owner plans to to do about the curant situation.  Get more details below with Tha Wire.

Finally, if you ever doubted the impact Hip Hop and R&B has and continues to make on our society, look at how the genres generation has changed the outcome of elections, continues to be the main source of sales in fashion, food, electronics and cars.  More than 300 Hip Hop based courses have been implemented into curriculums at some of the most prestigious universities in the country.

Now AllHipHop reports in the Spring of 2015, students at a well known university be able to enroll in a new course  that will focus on Beyonce and Rihanna.  Listen to Tha Wire below and find out exactly what university that is.  In the meantime, here's at the schools synopsis on the course.

“They will not be simply listening to Beyoncé and Rihanna for fun or even comparing the roles of Beyoncé and Rihanna in popular culture, rather, students will be studying how the lyrics, music videos, and actions of these women express various aspects of black feminism such as violence, economic opportunity, sexuality, standards of beauty, and creative self-expression.”

The Huffington Post examines the growing trend of major universities offering courses on the Hip Hop and R&B culture further.  Peep the video below.

Listen to Tha Wire now.  Get more details about all of the above and find out what celebs are celebrating birthdays today.