This Black History Month is the perfect time to brush up on social justice terms, as the fight for criminal justice reform is still in full swing.
Colin Kaepernick is a polarizing figure to some; but to others, he’s a hero.
Radio One is celebrating black history by saluting Future History Makers, people giving back to our community today to shape our tomorrow. This week we salute….Lady Doniella Ligon, founder of Women in Need Ministries. In 2019 the organization donated hundreds of self-care products and undergarments to women in various shelters across the city of Cleveland. […]
For Black History Month, we will spotlight some of the greatest athletes in Historically Black College and University History. Today we kick it off with the man known as “The Pearl.” and “Black Jesus.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdzfTA0jUUk Those nicknames describe the game of one of the greatest Basketball players of all time perfectly. Vernon Earl Monroe grew […]
For Black History Month, WOL News Talk 1450 AM, WYCB My Spirit 1340 and Praise 104.1 will be profiling African American Golfers who paved the way for the likes of Tiger Woods. Mel Blackwell started playing golf about 30 years ago. He quickly found out how difficult it would be to play at some of […]
A timeline of Meek Mill’s years-long legal battle...
Attending a Historically Black College University can be the best experience that you create it to be. HBCUs are built on a foundation of culture. Listen to the stories of graduates that have amazing reasons why they are proud to be apart of the HBCU Family! https://youtu.be/ark33ln3_lM HBCU FACTS: The purpose of HBCUs, in the […]
Education is one of the most powerful tools you can have. So it’s no secret that in the history of the United States, there was a time when African-Americans were held back from educational opportunities because of the color of their skin. During slavery, slaves were killed because they knew how to read. After the […]
In 2008 if you were black and living in America you knew that you had a chance to make history and change the scope of the greatest country in the world by voting for Barack Obama. There are no historical facts that minority voters come out simply to change history but the statistics of voter […]
When it comes to making a little extra coin, a true hustler knows how to be creative and isn’t afraid to think outside of the box. However, diversifying one’s income is not just something for “regular folks” you may be surprised to see what some of the biggest Hip-Hop stars are working on when they’re […]
Radio One is celebrating black history by saluting Future History Makers, people giving back to our community today to shape our tomorrow. Today we salute… Derrick Holifield, Principal of the Kenneth W. Clement Boys’ Leadership Academy. Mr. Holifield is currently the youngest Principal in the Cleveland Public Schools system. Since Mr. Holifield’s arrival, Clement Boys’ Leadership Academy has […]
A character guide to one of our featured Black History Month heroes, Sterling K. Brown.