DeSean Jackson is a Gang Member, Here’s the Proof

A Lesson in Media Manipulation by an NFL Team This story has been updated [see below]The Philadelphia Eagles cut their Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson last week because of his association with Los Angeles area gangs. Look above… He put up a gang sign in a NFL game! Which means he is a gang member. Right?  Less than an hour after a story titled ‘DeSean Jackson’s gang connections troubling to Eagles‘ appeared on the website NJ.com, the Philadelphia Eagles disassociated themselves with the best wide receiver on their team from a season ago.  Here’s more proof of his gang affiliation. … Continue reading DeSean Jackson is a Gang Member, Here’s the Proof

Philly’s Newest Voice in Talk Radio is Stephanie Renee

Philly Black Radio Has New Voice by BOBBI BOOKER Philadelphia Tribune For over 40 years, Black talk radio has played a pivotal role in shaping the dialogue in the African-American community. It has been the eyes, ears and mouthpiece for some of the nation’s most meaningful periods of change — from the civil rights era to the election of the nation’s first African-American president. Philadelphia — and WURD Radio, LLC specifically — has been at the forefront of creating its own unique imprint on this important medium. In 2002, Walter P. Lomax Jr. M.D. purchased 900AM-WURD, providing the resources that … Continue reading Philly’s Newest Voice in Talk Radio is Stephanie Renee

1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia"

Clear Channel has dumped the former Spanish music format, Rumba 1480 WUBA 1480 WDAS AM “The Soul of Philadelphia” returns to the airwaves with the best R&B oldies from the late ’50’s, ’60’s and early ’70’s. Today however, the station flipped to all Christmas music offering favorite R&B artists through the holidays. Afterward the station returns to a steady diet of the Temptations, Archie Bell, Jerry Butler, Sam Cooke, Fontella Bass, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, Etta James, Isaac Hayes, and Little Richard. Ken Johnson, Clear Channel Director of Urban Programming says working with 1480 WDAS AM takes him … Continue reading 1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia"