Source: Bobby Bank / Getty The music world mourns the loss of Carl Carlton, the Detroit-born R&B and funk icon, who passed away on December 14, 2025, at the age of 72. His son confirmed the news on Facebook Sunday night. Best known for his chart-topping hits “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked),” Carlton’s career spanned decades, leaving an indelible mark on the soul […]
Source: Reach Media / Radio One Here’s what we need to know today, delivered by the one and only Sybil Wilkes. Staying informed is a powerful tool for our community, helping us navigate the world and advocate for the change we want to see. Sybil cuts through the noise of Washington and Wall Street to bring us the stories that matter most—from the halls of Congress to the heart of […]
✕ We are living through a time where corruption has become policy, and cruelty a form of governance. Across this country, we are watching the architecture of democracy bend toward authoritarianism — and it’s happening in plain sight. Day after day, the right is testing how far it can go in criminalizing protest, erasing history, and punishing poor and Black people for simply existing. These are not isolated crises; they […]
✕ “Journalism education at an HBCU must be both an act of resistance and a practice of liberation.” Those are the words of Howard Journalism professor, journalist, and author, Dr. Stacey Patton, who said it plainly, and the weight of that statement sits squarely in this moment. Newsrooms across the country are shrinking, corporate consolidations are accelerating, and Black journalists continue to be pushed out of high-profile positions at an […]
✕ Over 50 years ago, Ms. Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson, Urban One, Inc., was one of the very first faculty members of the School of Communications at Howard University. Now, she is giving back to Howard, a place she credits with giving her many of her “firsts” in the communications industry. I sat down with her for an interview to hear firsthand how she wants to do the same for […]
Source: UCG / Getty Since President Donald Trump’s first term, numerous reports have found that the neo-Nazi movement has surged, showing a steep increase in white supremacist demonstrations, which we might find surprising if we didn’t have eyes and newsfeeds. From the deadly Unite the Right rally — in which Trump famously reimagined tiki-torch-wielding white nationalists as the “very fine people” on one of “both sides” — to the groups […]
Source: Reach Media / Radio One Here’s what we need to know today, delivered by the one and only Sybil Wilkes. Staying informed is a powerful tool for our community, helping us navigate the world and advocate for the change we want to see. From the tragic campus shooting, the Affordable Care Act’s racial impact, top 2026 car brands, and an inspiring STEM story, this segment breaks down the essential […]
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty When Elon Musk started beefing with his former bestie in bigotry, President Donald Trump, there were so-called liberals (mostly white, of course) all over social media who were ready to welcome the tech billionaire over to their side of the political aisle. Many of us in the anti-MAGA world knew the truth: white supremacists don’t cease to be white supremacists just because they’re no longer […]
Source: intek1 / Getty Despite passing a law in 2018 aimed at reducing the number of youth charged as adults, recent data revealed that Black and Native youth disproportionately make up the number of kids still being charged as adults. According to AP, data from the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families found that 83% of kids charged as adults in 2023 were not white. “All that’s left are […]
