Featured

Source: Lynn Hobson PR / Lynn Hobson PR At a time when conversations about rebuilding Black communities often stay theoretical, Asia J. Norton is doing something different; she’s making it real. In Newark’s South Ward, where challenges around access, equity, and opportunity are all too familiar, Norton is offering a blueprint rooted not in slogans, but in consistency, culture, and care. And her approach speaks to something larger happening across the country: […]

A man in Louisiana killed eight children and injured two adults before he was later killed by police after a carjacking. The police have identified the suspect as Shamar Elkins, who killed seven of his own children in the tragic incident. As reported by NBC News, police in Shreveport were called to the scene of a home on the 300 block of West 79th Street in the early morning hours. […]

Source: Black Women’s History Month / General From courtrooms to outer space, from concert halls to the halls of Congress, these extraordinary black women did not just break barriers they dismantled them, rebuilt what came after, and made the impossible inevitable for those who followed. They walked into rooms that were never designed with them in mind and left behind blueprints for generations to come. With courage as their compass […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One D.L. Hughley’s Notes from the GED Section, challenged the mainstream narrative we are fed daily, urging our communities to look past manufactured global anxieties. Instead, he wants us to focus on the immediate, tangible issues impacting our neighborhoods and our wallets. His breakdown offered a raw look at how systemic priorities leave everyday people behind. The segment first exposed how leadership uses fear as a […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One In Sybil’s latest ‘What We Need to Know’ segment, Wilkes cuts through the noise to bring us stories of significant political shifts, historic milestones, Black excellence in business, and inspiring community triumphs. She breaks down top headlines, ensuring we have the facts to navigate the day. This platform cuts through the noise to bring us the news that directly impacts our neighborhoods, our wallets, […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One Award-winning journalist Mimi Brown recently joined Jasmine Sanders on the D.L. Hughley Show to discuss her new five-part docuseries podcast, “To Altadena with Love.” The series explores the severe devastation caused by the recent Los Angeles fires in the historically rich community of Altadena. During the interview, Brown highlighted the deep emotional toll of the disaster and the enduring resilience of the local residents. […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One In Sybil’s latest ‘What We Need to Know’ segment, Wilkes cuts through the noise to bring us stories of significant political shifts, historic milestones, Black excellence in business, and inspiring community triumphs. She breaks down top headlines, ensuring we have the facts to navigate the day. This platform cuts through the noise to bring us the news that directly impacts our neighborhoods, our wallets, […]

Source: Anadolu / Getty – Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades. The notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades remains open and operational as of April 2026. A federal appeals court blocked a lower court injunction in September 2025, allowing operations to continue while legal challenges regarding environmental impact and federal law compliance proceed against the facility. Since its opening in July 2025, a number of harrowing […]

Source: Heather Diehl / Getty I don’t know who needs to hear this, but a federal administration full of proud white nationalists has no business taking it upon itself to assess Black health, the needs of Black children or that of the Black community in general. Actually, I know exactly who needs to hear this: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On Thursday, RFK Jr. testified before […]