It was the morning of October 10th, 2015. It felt the same as most weekends I had to work, tough getting out of bed on a…
Radio One teamed up with Pandora to bring some Unforgettable Moments to some Unforgettable Mothers. In episode 3, we asked Kenneth Koon to share some of his best memories of his mother growing up. Then we shared some of the special moments with his mom. Check out the video below… _____ Also Check Out: Unforgettable Moments Ep. 2: A Daughter’s Love […]
Radio One teamed up with Pandora to bring some Unforgettable Moments to some Unforgettable Mothers. We asked Keyon Powell to share some thoughts about his mother on camera, then we surprised his mom by sharing some of his words with her. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO
Dear Black Women, A black man isn’t likely to commit to you. Why you ask? Stop what you’re doing and google the phrase “Why don’t black men get married.” What you’ll find is a disturbing list of articles discussing the black man’s inability to commit and subsequently marry a black woman. At first glance, it’s […]
A shooting occurred early this morning in the small town suburban town of Edgewater Park, NJ. According to officials an off duty Police officer shot a man in the back, critically wounding the young man leaving him hospitalized and fighting for his life. Rumors have been flying around about what happened, but nothing has been […]
There is no other experience like the experience of a young black man in America. Trying to explain the experience is just as hard as living through it. With the death of unarmed teen, Michael Brown, once again we are reminded of the ugly relationship between our black men, our black communities, and the folks […]
Imagine growing up the epitome of the American Dream, but never seeing yourself that way. I was a twin, I had two loving parents who supported everything we did, and I grew up in a small multi-ethnic suburban town outside of Philadelphia. There was no baby mama drama in our household. My father came home […]
Father’s from all over the tri-state accompanied their daughters to the 2014 Daddy Daughter Dance, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center this past weekend. Check out some of the beautiful photos below..
(The photos in this article are of a few young black men that are associated with my life through friends and family. Do you value their lives as much as you do the children in your life?) (Meet Naseer. Do you value this young man’s life? – pictured above) In August of 1955 a 14-year-old […]
Adrian Harrison & son Malcolm X. Harrison How can you tell when someone is lying to you? Can you read it in their face, see it in their movements or speech? What if you can’t see their face or aren’t in their presence; can you still tell if they’re lying? What if they presented an […]
When I was growing up, my parents never shied away from teaching my twin brother and I about how the world worked and how we ought to be very careful in a society that wasn’t too keen on young boys who looked like us. However, in my short lifetime the world has been flipped upside […]
When you think about racism and bigoted propaganda, you can’t help but take history into account and automatically think about the South. That’s understandable based on the fact that the North and the South fought an ugly war over the eradication of slavery. But what I can’t quite wrap my mind around is the ongoing […]
