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A character guide to one of our Black History Month featured heroes, Kamala Harris.

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the iconic singer–Aretha Franklin. Birth Date: March 25, 1942 Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Fun Facts:  Aretha Franklin started off singing Gospel music in the church Aretha Franklin was good friends with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin sang […]

Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BALTIMORE to 24042 to join! The two brothers who were released from police custody after sources said they told Chicago cops Jussie Smollett hired them to stage his alleged attack have been caught on camera. Related: Did Jussie Smollett […]

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…. Calvin J. Love, founder of Little Giants, a nonprofit fitness organization, whose programs cater to children ages 4-17 which offers personal training, mentoring and scholarships for students. Little Giants’ initial […]

An Alabama newspaper editor who called for a KKK revival and lynchings faces no real consequences.

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the iconic singer–Beyonce. Birth Date: September 4, 1981 Hometown: Houston, Texas Fun Facts:  Beyonce has sold over 100 million records globally and has received over 20 Grammy Awards Beyonce is also an actor who has had roles in Austin Power’s Goldmember, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, Dreamgirls, and […]

Payless is closing up shop in the United States. The discount shoe store is set to close all 2,100 of its locations in the United States and Puerto Rico in the next few months. The liquidation sale began on Sunday and stores will be closing up shop in March, though most are set to stay […]

A character guide to one of our featured Black History Month heroes, Andrew Gillum.