Audio Included in Post. Runs 42 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM IBE BOARD: Virtually every full time employee of Indiana Black Expo signed a letter to the Expo Board of Directors raising serious concerns about the leadership of Expo’s President and CEO Tanya Bell.  Their letter, dated May 6th, was sent to […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 11 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The state agency charged with building Lucas Oil Stadium and the expanded Indiana Convention Center told Afternoons with Amos listeners that they far exceeded their minority business utilization goals.  Governor Mitch Daniels and the Indiana Legislature set goals of 15% for minority-owned businesses and 5% […]

We recently reported that the Rev. Bernice King stepped down as an elder at the Newbirth Missionary Baptist church. Many believed that her departure was related to the recent settlement between Bishop Eddie Long and the young men who accused him of sexual misconduct. Rev. King’s actions certainly caused a stir. RELATED: Eddie Long’s Church […]

FEARLESS FRIDAY TOPIC Change Is Growth! If you think accepting change is difficult – try introducing it to others! You’ll have for enemies all those who’ve done well under the old system, and only lukewarm defenders among those who aren’t sure how well they’ll do under the new one. Resistance to progress is universal; it […]

Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal is not the worst of the ridiculous events that have transpired through this media channel. The personal nature of Twitter has made it all too easy for big egos to express their worst sides before rational thought can intervene. Embarrassment over these scandalous tweets is one common result of reckless writing […]

GET READY TO LAUGH ALL NIGHT LONG WITH INDY’S OWN COMEDIAN DEAK HEARN!! WE NEED TO LAUGH!!!! with Demond Cherry, Keith Bender, Mark Gregory, and Mike Paramore. Tickets are on sale at R & S Menswear inside Lafayette Square Mall and Washington Square Mall also at http://www.deakhearn.com or at the door.  Admission is $15.00 in […]

Join Temple of Praise with Bishop Golder and First Lady Golder for a night with Dr. Jacqueline McCullough at 7pm Hilton Downtown.  It is FREE of charge!  Don’t miss the move of God tonight!

A new, easily accessible drug that high school kids call “legal marijuana” is raising alarm with parents across the nation. The drug, popularly known as Spice or K-2, is a concoction of powerful chemicals sprayed on dry leaves or incenses that is being sold to underage kids at shopping malls, convenient stores and even on […]

MIAMI-After the violence on memorial day weekend, Miami residents and community activists are planning a protest today to have city leaders end “Urban Beach Weekend” the hip hop fueled event that brings thousands of people to Miami. CBS Miami reports: In an open letter to Miami Beach Mayor Matti Bower, Sosa writes that the Urban […]

NEW YORK– Huma Abedin, Rep. Anthony Weiner’s wife isn’t worried about infidelity after the news of a lewd picture of his crotch was sent to a 21-year-old college student via Twitter, according to friend a of Abedin.

After all the recent controversy surrounding Rihanna’s ‘Man Down’ video, today it seems she does have a kind heart after all. The New York Daily News reported that Rihanna and 50 Cent and “Gossip Girl” actress Leighton Meester have lent their mouths to a campaign to find a donor for baby Ayelet, an upper West […]

The rumored diagnosis of Whitney Houston with emphysema  proves that anyone can contract the disease. Emphysema is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the lungs associated with breathlessness, chronic cough, excessive sputum and progressive loss of use of lung function. Whitney Houston Battling Emphysema? — In emphysema, there is permanent enlargement of the tiny air sacs […]