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Kendra G of Hot 107.9 Asks Young Women to Embrace Celibacy

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Jenice Armstrong: DJ Kendra G asks Philadelphia teen girls to commit to abstinence The midday on-air personality has released a new book – “Abstinence is Kool: Challenging Girls Everywhere!!! Can You Say No to Sex for the School Year?” Kendra G tells the story of going to a Philadelphia public school and asking a group of about 30 seventh and eighth grade girls how many wanted to be married. Four raised their hands. Then she asked how many of them wanted to be mothers. Almost all raised their hands. These girls all wanted to be unmarried mothers, or “baby mamas,” … Continue reading Kendra G of Hot 107.9 Asks Young Women to Embrace Celibacy

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Tavis Smiley Confronts the Miseducation of Black Boys in a National Primetime Special Tuesday, September 13 at 8 p.m. on PBS

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LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the school year gets underway, broadcaster Tavis Smiley tackles the subject of education with a new PBS primetime special, an interactive website, and a companion e-book that will examine an undeclared crisis in America—the staggering dropout rate among young black males. Smiley’s yearlong initiative kicks off with the premiere of the fifth episode of TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS, titled “Too Important to Fail,” on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 8:00-9:00 p.m. (EDT) on PBS (check local listings). This report investigates the root cause of this calamity and what can be done to reverse it. Smiley’s candid conversations … Continue reading Tavis Smiley Confronts the Miseducation of Black Boys in a National Primetime Special Tuesday, September 13 at 8 p.m. on PBS

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Dr. Boyce Watkins Explains His "BET is the New KKK" Statement, Talks Hip-Hop, and Lil Wayne

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Dr. Boyce Watkins Your Black World blog -“I just spent the week in New Orleans, the powerbase for one of the most talented, powerful and destructive forces in the history of music: Lil Wayne. I’ve admittedly bopped my head to the tunes of Lil Wayne in the past, feeling the same guilt that any man might feel if he were to enjoy a crack pipe or shot of heroin, knowing how these drugs destroy families, individuals and communities. In other words, I consider myself to be a hip-hop insider, and I simply hate the idea of being labeled as a … Continue reading Dr. Boyce Watkins Explains His "BET is the New KKK" Statement, Talks Hip-Hop, and Lil Wayne

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Tom Joyner Attacks Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: His New Word for Them is DONE!

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Should Tom Joyner Apologize? One blogger thinks so… -From The Fly Jock’s Blog on Black America Web.com My New D-Word for Tavis and Cornel……They say that if you’re angry with someone, you should write a letter, get all the mean stuff out, and then tear it up or delete it. When you’re a little more calm, you write another letter or confront the person face to face. About a month ago, I wrote a blog about Tavis Smiley and decided to table it because I said some things I didn’t want to publish. You’re probably thinking I went too hard … Continue reading Tom Joyner Attacks Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: His New Word for Them is DONE!

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Did Don Lemon Throw All Black People Under the Bus?

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From the The Root.com “In the black community they think you can pray the gay away.” Don Lemon came out in a recent New York Times profile, in which he discussed his new book, Transparent, which was spurred by his disclosure last fall that he was molested as a child. The weekend news anchor explained to the Times that he knows that a common reaction to the news will be that people will try to make a connection between his sexuality and past sexual victimization as a young boy. In the news and around the Web, the other typical reactions … Continue reading Did Don Lemon Throw All Black People Under the Bus?

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>KROV Community Radio Goes On the Air

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>San Antonio African American community again will have a voice on local airwaves …KROV, for “Restore Our Voice,” traces its roots directly to the sale of KSJL Radio in 2007 by the Sutton family, prominent African American business leaders. It turned the city’s only black station into a Christian music station. From MySanAntonio.com At 6 p.m. Sunday[Feb. 27], San Antonio’s newest radio station, KROV 91.7-HD2 FM, will go on the air. Hearing its call letters over the airwaves for the first time will be an emotional moment for the city’s African American community and supporters who’ve longed for a point … Continue reading >KROV Community Radio Goes On the Air