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National Urban League Calls on Talk Radio Network to Drop Dr. Laura

New York – The National Urban League today called on Talk Radio Network to drop the Dr. Laura show from syndication, and urged host Dr. Laura Schlessinger to educate herself about racism. “The problem is not simply that Dr. Schlessinger used the ‘n-word’ repeatedly, though that is offensive enough,” National Urban League President and CEO […]

Tolerance and the Mosque near WTC site

J.C. Phillips – I am fascinated that the same people who have been able to find a Constitutional right to government control of education, healthcare, and the energy industry are unable to divine from that same document any rational basis for the government to prevent a mosque from being built on Ground Zero. Of course, […]

Expect A Low Turnout

The Gantt Report – Are Black people insignificant to you? Well, to most political candidates, African Americans are the voters that no one seeks to court or influence. It’s true. Democratic and Republican candidates feel every ethnic group needs to be sought after but Blacks. Democrats feel Black voters are so politically backwards and unaware […]

Dr. Laura Schlessinger N-word Rant Shows her True Colors

How do you “accidentally” say n****r 11 times in a short radio conversation? Does Dr. Laura need a doctor? Is she suffering from turrets syndrome? I believe Dr Laura Schlessinger N-word outburst was an indication of her real feelings. She probably wanted to do that for years so why not when everyone in America is […]

Warren Ballentine Radio Show Listeners Deposit Over $600,000 in Bank

In less than two months Ballentine’s listeners have deposited more than half a million dollars into M&F Bank, an FDIC insured, 100 year-old bank located throughout the state of North Carolina. In April of this year, some of our nation’s most powerful African-American leaders and activists including, Rev. Al Sharpton President of The National Action […]

Jaime Foxx Should Apologize to Laurence Fishburne

I always thought Jamie Foxx was a decent, stand up guy. I actually worked with him back in the day. However, his response to the sad Montana Fishburne situation is tacky and childish. I realize that he’s still a comedian & radio host, but a man of his age has no business talking about a […]

The Merge Summit 2010: Integrating Faith and Entertainment

Weekend-long program will feature top industry talent and executives including Suzanne de Passe, Pauletta Washington, Niecy Nash, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tia Mowry, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Bishop Noel Jones, Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Chrisette Michele, J. Moss, Brian Courtney Wilson, Myron Williams and more

Documentary Sheds Light on Women and Hip Hop

Documentary Shines a Light on the History and Current Status of Female MCs and Rappers in the Hip Hop Industry NEW YORK, Aug. 9 – BET Networks takes an in-depth look at the role of female rappers in the hip-hop industry in the premiere of its first original music documentary special, MY MIC SOUNDS NICE: […]

What constitutes a black leader?

by Chuck Hobbs, Esq. – You may have missed it, but the July 25th edition of Newsweek has Al Sharpton on its cover and in a four page feature article on his “reinvention” from a much maligned fringe to a mainstream “black” political leader. Indeed, during the 20 years since he thrust himself into the […]