A character guide to one of our Black History Month featured heroes, Kamala Harris.
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 […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the singer/actor–Erykah Badu. Birth Date: February 26, 1971 Hometown: Dallas, Texas Fun Facts: Erykah Badu’s real name is Erica Abi Wright Erykah Badu briefly attending the HBCU Grambling State University Erykah Badu lives a vegan lifestyle Erykah Badu has a child with Andre 3000 (of OutKast), Roc Nation artist Jay […]
Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote and directed.
A character guide to one of our featured Black History Month heroes, Andrew Gillum.
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the rapper turned entrepreneur–Dr. Dre. Birth Date: February 18, 1965 Hometown: Compton, California Fun Facts: Dr. Dre partnered with Jimmy Iovine to launch Beats Electronics LLC (which is responsible for making the popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphones) Dr. Dre was a member of the controversial rap group N.W.A. […]
A character guide to one of our featured Black History Month heroes, Cardi B.
For the project “Representation is Key,” Milwaukee College Prep teacher Terrence Sims teaches his students why pride matters.
Tori Franklin's big natural hair stands out as she flies through the air. The Nike professional athlete is an American record holder. Get into her inspiring story about how she overcame every obstacle set up to make her fail.
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… Brian R. Webster, Site Coordinator at Anton Grdina School for Burten, Bell, Carr Development Inc. Here, Webster assists in securing resources and organizing various programs for the school’s scholars and […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind Motown–Berry Gordy. Birth Date: November 28, 1929 Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Fun Facts: Berry Gordy founded the epic label Motown, which helped develop artists like the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and other great acts Berry Gordy has 8 kids Berry Gordy’s son […]
