Larry Williams Jr. Named Executive Director of Black Men Vote
Larry Williams Jr. has been appointed Executive Director of Black Men Vote, leading their mission to register one million Black men by 2024....
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TJ ATOMS RETURNS TO MUSIC WITH NEW SINGLE PUT YOU ON OUT NOW
TJ Atoms releases new single 'Put You On' blending Hip Hop and New Jersey Club Music. The multi-talented artist known for playing Ol' Dirty Bastard...
THE ROOTS & LIVE NATION ANNOUNCE 2023 ROOTS PICNIC
The Roots and Live Nation Urban announce 2023 Roots Picnic featuring Diddy, Ms. Lauryn Hill performing complete Miseducation album, and Dave Chappelle....
Urban Ones Expands Syndication for Amanda Seales Show
Urban One's Reach Media expands The Amanda Seales Show syndication to Houston, Columbus, Richmond, and Charlotte markets after successful Philadelphia launch....
Meek Mill Bails Out 20 Philly Women for Holidays
Meek Mill paid bail for 20 incarcerated Philadelphia women to spend holidays with their families. The REFORM Alliance co-founder also provided gift cards for groceries...
Nafessa Williams Showcases Philanthropy and Film in Philly
Black Lightning actress Nafessa Williams showcases her philanthropy work in Philadelphia while starring in the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody....
Two-Time Grammy Winner Jazmine Sullivan at Liberty
Two-time Grammy winner Jazmine Sullivan received Philadelphia's prestigious Liberty Bell gift at Made in America Festival, joining honorees like Patti LaBelle and Mary J. Blige....
Jazz Musician Joey Defrancesco Has Died (video)
Jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco has died at 51. The multi-instrumentalist was discovered by Miles Davis and released over 30 albums during his career....
Black Man Shares Painful Monkeypox Experience in Video
Philadelphia man Larry Jackson III shares his painful monkeypox experience, describing symptoms and recovery process as the city reports 82 cases....
Man Dies After Plunging From Escalator at The Weeknd Concert
A 32-year-old man died after falling 40 feet from an escalator at The Weeknd's Philadelphia concert at Lincoln Financial Field. Police confirmed the fall appeared...
Pastor Charged With Sexual Assault and Rape After 15 Years
Rev. Mark Hatcher of Holy Ghost Headquarters Revival Center in North Philadelphia faces rape and sexual assault charges involving three victims, including minors. The 59-year-old...
ALT 104.5 Summer Block Party Returns
ALT 104.5 Philadelphia announces the return of their free Summer Block Party on June 5 at Xfinity Live, featuring Vance Joy, The Maine, and more...
Eric Pryor Named President of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Eric Pryor has been appointed president of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, beginning January 2022. He brings 25+ years of arts leadership experience....
Woman Raped on Train as Passengers Film Instead of Helping
Fiston Ngoy charged with raping woman on Philadelphia SEPTA train while passengers filmed instead of helping or calling police....
Corporation Seeks Program Directors
Urban One is hiring Program Directors for WKYS in Washington DC and WRNB Classix Radio in Philadelphia. Apply at Urban1.com for these radio opportunities....
Nicki Minaj & Post Malone to Headline 2018 Made in America
Nicki Minaj and Post Malone headline the 2018 Made in America Festival in Philadelphia September 1-2. The JAY-Z curated event also features Meek Mill, Miguel,...
Chance the Rapper Sings Happy Birthday to Auntie
Chance the Rapper performed a special birthday song for Beyonc� at Made in America festival, calling her his 'auntie' in a heartwarming tribute....
Stellar Award Winner Joins Praise 103.9
Stellar Award winner Maurette Brown Clark launches her new midday show 'The Sound of Praise' on Praise 103.9, broadcasting live from Philadelphia and Baltimore....
Quincy Harris Lands TV Show
Radio veteran Quincy Harris launches his own TV show 'The Q' on Philadelphia's FOX 29 starting September 12th. The variety talk show focuses on pop...
Budweiser Made in America Returns to Philadelphia
Jay Z's curated Budweiser Made in America Festival returns to Philadelphia September 3-4 featuring headliners Rihanna and Coldplay. The festival benefits United Way with $400,000...
Katt Williams Apologizes to Big Tiger and Kevin Hart on V103
Comedian Katt Williams issues apology to Big Tiger and Kevin Hart on V103 radio. Williams was also involved in an altercation in Philadelphia....
WDAS FM Women of Excellence Luncheon Performers
105.3 WDAS FM announces After 7, Lalah Hathaway and Avant will perform at their Women of Excellence Luncheon honoring Patti LaBelle on April 2, 2016....
Kris Kelley Funeral Information
Funeral arrangements announced for Kris Kelley (Lavonne Battle) on Friday Jan 29th at 11am at Sharon Baptist Church in Philadelphia....
Sister Sledge to Perform in Philadelphia Amid Family Dispute
Sister Sledge is set to perform in Philadelphia for the Papal visit, but only three of four original sisters will take the stage due to...
TIDAL Named Official Livestream Partner for World Meeting of Families
TIDAL becomes official livestreaming partner for World Meeting of Families Philadelphia 2015, featuring performances by Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli, and others....