Source: Reach Media / Radio One Sybil Wilkes delivers the essential stories impacting our community in the latest “What We Need to Know” segment. From major political shifts and cultural losses to the challenging job market and uplifting community stories, here’s a recap of the news shaping our world. ✕
Source: Jason Kempin / Getty The gospel music world mourns the loss of Richard Smallwood, an eight-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated composer, pianist, and singer, who passed away on December 30th at the age of 77 due to complications from kidney failure. A towering figure in gospel music, Smallwood’s career spanned over five decades, during which he penned timeless classics that resonated across generations and genres. Born on November 30, 1948, in […]
Source: Jean-Pierre BOUCHARD / Getty The world of soul music is mourning the loss of one of its most cherished voices and songwriters, Don Bryant. The legendary Memphis artist passed away on December 26 at the age of 83. His family confirmed his death in a heartfelt announcement on social media, sharing a message that captured his spirit. “Don loved sharing his music and songs with all of you and […]
Source: Paul Morigi / Getty The world of dance and entertainment has lost a true titan. Carmen de Lavallade, the legendary dancer, choreographer, and trailblazer whose grace and talent broke barriers for over six decades, has passed away at the age of 94. Her son, Leo Holder, confirmed she died following a short illness. De Lavallade’s journey was one of elegance, resilience, and artistic brilliance. Her unmatched presence on stage […]
Heather Diehl We’re sure everybody feels one way or another about the highly-publicized official renaming of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. into the — try and hold onto your lunch as we say this! — The Trump-Kennedy Center. Yes, unfortunately being President of The United States affords you many rights in this country, including carte blanche to do an extremely rushed and unnecessary building-renaming as nothing more than a […]
Source: Reach Media / Radio One When it comes to keeping our community informed and ready for action, few voices resonate quite like Sybil Wilkes. A trusted veteran in broadcasting, Wilkes has always been a beacon of truth, cutting through the noise to deliver the stories that impact Black America directly. In her latest segment, she breaks down critical updates ranging from shifting political landscapes to the celebration of Black […]
Source: nambitomo / Getty Every year, like clockwork, white conservative media and their self-hating Black mascots crawl out of their ideological chamber pots to remind us that nothing rattles them more than Black people lighting candles and refusing to ask the whites for permission to celebrate Kwanzaa. And because they have nothing new to say, they chant the same dusty greatest hits on loop. “Kwanzaa is fake.” “Kwanzaa is communism.” […]
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Over the last week, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has been on X, telling us he’s a white nationalist without explicitly telling us he’s a white nationalist. Instead of coming right out and tweeting something like, “Make America white’s only again by kicking out the Black and brown foreigners,” Miller has been sharing with us his reimagining of an America where […]
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Well, well, well…. You know how MAGA conservatives are always pretending to fear trans women, and that their anti-trans fearmongering is about protecting women’s restrooms from biological males. Well, it appears that if conservatives are truly concerned with a woman’s ability to use the restroom safely without the looming fear of men coming in and violating them, they should set their sights on immigration agents. According […]
