Stay Safe: Radio One Issues Urgent Warning About Scam Targeting Aspiring Artists
Source: Calvin Chan Wai Meng / Getty The following is an urgent warning from Radio One about a scam involving some of its radio station properties. With the advent of social media, these scams are on the rise, and Radio One, an Urban One company, wants its listeners to be educated, advised, and on the alert for these scams. Here’s how it works: the scammer creates a fake station or personality page, possibly even stealing logos and photos of real stations or personalities without Radio One’s permission. The scammer then reaches out to aspiring artists via social media. BlackAmericaWeb...
Read MoreBless Her Heart: Kim Burrell Addresses Backlash Over Offensive Sermon Video, Gets Classily Checked By Tamron Hall
Bless her heart… Source: Tamron Hall Pastor Kim Burrell is getting dragged, once again, after her appearance on ‘Tamron Hall‘ where she addressed the backlash over offensive remarks she made during her viral sermon back in July. Check out the clip below: When asked how she’s feeling in the wake of the controversy surrounding the offensive sermon, she had this to say: “I feel great because my intent to what I was speaking to – first, thank you for allowing me to come on and asking me to come on and taking into consideration that there’s always more than one side...
Read MoreBig Brass In The Big Easy: Red Bull Street Kings 2022 Showcased Spectacular Second Line Showmanship In NOLA
There’s just something about that second-line sound… Source: Justen Williams / Red Bull Content Pool Kings Of Brass Captures Win At Red Bull Street Kings In New Orleans Last weekend we journeyed to New Orleans to experience Red Bull Street Kings, a battle rooted in the city’s rich cultural traditions where four New Orleans brass bands compete to win the title of Street Kings. This year’s battle was held Saturday, September 24 at Music Box Village in New Orleans. The venue is made up of a collection of wooden platforms, large cages, and structures, all equipped with...
Read MoreGood, Be Mad: Lizzo Triggers 4 Scores Of Salty Soup Cookies For Playing Slave-Owning President James Madison’s Precious Crystal Flute
Source: NBC / Getty Republicans are truly repugnant people and there is absolutely nothing positive, fun, or generally innocuous that they won’t fix their wretched mouths to criticize and excoriate. F ’em. Lizzo is the latest target of conservative ire after The Library of Congress allowed her to play the “beloved” crystal flute that was gifted to President James Madison in 1813. We put “beloved” in quotes because truthfully, nobody cared, thought about, or likely even knew that this instrument even existed. But that didn’t stop the right-wing s$!t...
Read MoreSo Sad: Third Suspect In PnB Rock’s Murder Arrested, LAPD Says Rapper Was Set-Up By Mystery Man, Shooter Was On House Arrest
The third suspect In PnB Rock’s murder investigation, Freddie Lee Trone, has been arrested in Las Vegas. Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Just weeks after PnB Rock’s murder at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, the Los Angeles Police Department has made several arrests in their investigation. Police arrested a 17-year-old believed to be the alleged shooter and his stepmother, but went on a manhunt to find the third suspect, Freddie Lee Trone Sr. Yesterday after announcing 40-year-old Trone as a suspect in the murder, police arrested him in Las Vegas. Police believe the 17-year-old...
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