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(From Urban One) - - An Urban One podcast chronicling the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, which devastated Altadena, California, in January 2025. A historic center of Black prosperity and culture, the community lost over 7,000 homes, schools, and businesses, leaving thousands displaced and fighting to rebuild. Hosted by (Sr. VP of Programming) Colby Colb, this series brings you on-the-ground reporting, in-depth interviews, and real stories of resilience. We examine the personal toll of the disaster, the environmental and political factors at play, and the ongoing efforts to restore Altadena’s rich cultural heritage.

We’re also supporting the Brotherhood Crusade’s Wildfire Relief Fund, helping affected families and businesses recover. Visit UrbanOneCares.com to contribute.... Take a listen to the trailer and then an interview about the podcast on 1580 KBLA featuring Colby Colb with host Tavis Smiley.

Shams reveals why so many people thought he was hacked following the Luka Doncic - Anthony Davis trade. (via The Youngman and the Three podcast.)

This story seems to be just breaking the surface. Jess Hilarious says that Shaq's four friends would be friends that might want to make someone alert Dr. Umar. Let's leave it at that. Here's the footage from The Breakfast Club.

 Front Office Sports, the leading multiplatform media and news organization covering the business of sports, today announced veteran sports broadcaster Renee Washington is joining the company as a multiplatform host. She will serve as an on-camera personality and anchor the organization’s flagship daily show, Front Office Sports Today, alongside Baker Machado.

SHE NEVER SAID THIS. "I love how yall have selective hearing. I said “I’m hearing if they don’t give us what we want, we sitting out” and that’s the truth. I never said anything about the NBA. We are prepared to stay at the negotiating table for as long as it takes" - Angel Reese. All traces of the post pictured above have been deleted from social media pages.

Angel Reese and Dijonai Carrington discuss the upcoming the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the WNBA on Reese's podcast. She did say they, the players in the WNBA, are prepared to sit out. She did not say WNBA players should be paid like NBA players. YahooSports was one of the media outlets that attributed that false statement to Reese. 

Her response: "Having to tell lies for engagement is crazyyyy work."

Howard Stern names the 7 nominees he thinks should be voted into the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Robin and Gary pretty much agree on all of the selections made by Howard. However you won't believe the pushback that OutKast received.

Audacy has announced that News Radio 1120 AM KMOX (KMOX-AM) will now be heard on 104.1 FM beginning March 24, further expanding the reach of the voice of St. Louis and the official home of Cardinals baseball. Hip Hop station Hot 104.1 will move to the FM translator at 98.7.

 The confrontation between Stephen A. Smith and Lebron James was captured by fans during the break between the third and fourth quarters as James broke huddle and approached Smith. The social media post went viral immediately. Smith said he had “no intention” of discussing the matter, on First Take and his own podcast. But the moment begged for his perspective. “That wasn’t a basketball player confronting me,” Smith said. “That was a parent.” 

In this interview with The Breakfast Club from 2020, Raphael Saadiq talks about how it was his brother, D'Wayne Wiggins, who was the inspiration for the group’s name. Earlier in the interview Saadiq said this about his brother D’Wayne, “...he was my teacher, my Michael Jordan growing up. He taught me how to play instruments”. Tony! Toni! Toné! from Oakland, CA rose in popularity during the late 80s to the mid-1990s. Founding members of the group also included their cousin Timothy Christian Riley.  D'Wayne Wiggins was 64. 

The song "Anxiety" was released on Tuesday, which will undoubtedly launched Doechii into a new pop fanbase. It was recorded in 2019 in her bedroom for her self-released mixtape Coven Music Tapes, but was not included. In an interview with People Doechii said, "People are finding the original version that I did on YouTube, and that's blowing up on TikTok. And now people want me to release the full version and we're here". The song sampled the 2011 song "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra.

Upon his naming as afternoon host at OG 97.9, Chubb Rock said “Atlanta is my hometown now and such an important hub in the Hip-Hop culture. I cannot wait to connect with my Atlanta family again every day on the radio. I thank the good folks at Cumulus,..." Chubb Rock previously handled afternoon drive with the late Si-Man Baby on Majic 107.5/97.5.

Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a new contract with ESPN worth at least $100 million. “I’m happy and honored to remain a member of the Disney/ESPN family for, at least, the next five years,” Smith said. “There’s only bigger and bigger things ahead. It starts with continuing to put in that work. See y’all soon.”

Charles Barkley criticizes ESPN's NBA talking points. The Inside the NBA show which is produced by TNT, will air on ESPN next season, as Turner Sports was outbidded by NBC Sports and Prime Video.