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Northerners often depict the South as backwards and racist. During the Civil Rights Movement, the South gave the North plenty of reasons to feel superiors. Snarling dogs, skin bruising water hoses and lynch mobs didn’t help the South’s image. The South’s racism was on full display as African Americans from Virginia to Alabama and beyond […]

“The Help” could be this year’s Oscar sleeper. Viola Davis  is probably going to win her first Best Actres Oscar  this year. Like the Academy, SAG really likes Streep — indeed, she has scored more nominations from both groups than any other woman in history (eight from SAG, 17 from the Academy) and won two awards […]

Today’s Sanctified Sermon Topic comes from Hebrews 10:23 “This Is Your Job”. Check out today’s segment as Marcus D. Wiley ministers to our hearts and souls.

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a two-part opinion series on Spike Lee’s criticisms of the film industry and Tyler Perry’s complicated relationship with black moviegoers. Yesterday’s installment focused on why Terrell Jermaine Starr feels Spike Lee’s recent outbursts make the film producer a certified hater. SEE ALSO: Romney Fights Back Is Obama […]

Middle class America is vanishing and unless the nation creates an economic agenda focused on equality, it could be lost forever, according to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. SEE ALSO: Gingrich Leads With GOP, Loses With Everyone Else In order to maintain its existence, we need to expeditiously reinvigorate our economic equality. There is no time […]

It is a Friday edition of Clues and Categories!  The ladies are blazing this week!  Can the fellas get at least one win so they don’t have to hang their heads in complete shame!  You have to listen to find out!

Light Records artist & BET Sunday Best runner-up Jessica Reedy stops by the red carpet to discuss this year's honorees Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Kirk Franklin plus her new look, the year ahead & more.

Miss Community Clovia leads Radio One and the city of Richmond's female listeners towards better health at our Digital Mobile Mammography breast examinations this week.

Tyscot recording artist Damita makes no excuse for expressing her Love for God through her life and music. Whether singing live on stage or ministering at church, she makes it known that God is the center and love of her life. Read: What Would Jesus Listen To? Damita has proclaimed 2012 a year of great […]

James Fortune and FIYA celebrates their first #1 Debut. “Identity” debut at #1 on Top Gospel and Christian Charts, Number 1 on Independent Albums Charts and #7 on Billboard Top 200 Charts. This is a well deserved honor as James and his team worked very hard on production and promotion of this new album. Identity […]

We checked with some of our active Charlotteans to see what they think should be the President’s priorities for his second term.