How often have you heard it said that black Americans don’t support each other economically? It’s a common refrain in conversations around sociopolitical uplift for…
As we do this time every year, we celebrate Black Music Month with special articles, photo galleries, listening parties and more. This year, we’re adding…
Do you remember what happended on the East Coast one year ago today? It was Aug. 23, 2011, when a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Mineral, Va. But the shocks could be felt from Georgia to Canada. Total damages from the quake came in at just under $100 million. Even the Washington Monument in D.C. was […]
107.9 WRNB’s own Lady B’s hip-hop career was solidified when she became the very first female rapper on wax, but she’s made a lasting impression as a DJ. Find out about how Lady B made hip-hop history locally and globally during this roundtable discussion featuring rapper Schoolly D, Program Director of our sister station 100.3 […]
A sweeping, high-profile, and ambitious musical film, ‘The Underground Railroad’ blends two powerful, redemptive stories into the background of Gospel/blues songs. The first story tells about a slave, Samuel Woodward, who escapes with his family to Canada. On their heels, is an obsessed slave hunter, JD Plimpton, who has never lost a slave. Along the […]
