JUST ADDED: AUDIO OF LISTENER REACTION TO INTERVIEW In a passionate, emotional interview that at times deeply angered me, I interviewed on Afternoons with Amos former Tech High School student Darnell Dynasty Young and his mother Chelisa Grimes. Dynasty was expelled from Tech last month by IPS officials because he brought, at his mom’s insistence, […]
President Scott Miller of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce appeared on Afternoons with Amos in an in depth interview about the Chamber’s new efforts to bring jobs to the city and region, especially to our African-American community. Miller was joined by Chamber Vice-President Tammie Barney as Amos asked Miller about whether the Chamber’s merging […]
On AWA, City-County Council Leaders Insist On Solving City’s $$ Crisis; Demand Leadership From Mayor
Leaders of the Indianapolis City-County Council are demanding leadership from Mayor Greg Ballard in solving the over $30 million funding crisis in the city/county’s Public Safety Agencies. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, City-County Council President Maggie Lewis, Majority Leader Vernon Brown and At Large Councilmen Zach Adamson and John Barth talked frankly about the city’s […]
When it comes to online degrees, many see it as an economical choice. For example you virtually eliminate the need to drive to a college…
John Gregg is the Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana. Gregg appeared for a full hour on Afternoons with Amos and talked extensively about his positions and views on putting Hoosiers back to work. Gregg, a former businessman, attorney, University President, Speaker of the Indiana House, also talked about lower gas prices, education, the problems […]
Tanya McDowell, the homeless Black Connecticut mother who was charged with felony larceny last year after she was caught lying about her home address so…
Click Above to Hear Full Interview. Runs 17 Minutes ©2012 WTLC/Radio One. Indiana Republican candidate for Governor Rep. Mike Pence talked live with Amos about the upcoming campaign for Governor. Pence told Afternoons with Amos listeners that in mid-March he’ll tour the state talking in more specifics about his plans to create jobs and grow […]
HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa (AP) — Johnson Mncube remembers the first day at Oprah Winfrey’s boarding school for underprivileged South African girls, when 11- and 12-year-olds…
Gene Marks, a contributor to Forbes Magazine has written an article entitled “If I Were A Poor Black Kid.” The premise of the article is that despite economic and racial inequalities, education and technology is the new equalizer. Marks states that if he were a poor Black kid, he would utilize technology and attempt to […]
Millions of American school children are receiving free or reduced lunches for the first time as America’s economic downturn has left many middle-class families struggling to make it. See also: California Schools Move Ahead With Healthier Meals Despite Backtrack In Congress The number of students recieiving subsidized lunch rose 17 percent since the 2006, according to […]
Rappers Maino and Jim Jones, along with TV host and actor Terrence J were among the various celebrities in attendance at the third annual “I…
Audio Included in Post. Runs 56 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Two of Indianapolis’ most outspoken African-American commentators/columnists joined Amos on a provocative Afternoons with Amos program. Erika Smith, the Indianapolis Star’s Urban Affairs Columnist joined WRTV/Channel 6 commentator/blogger Abdul Hakim-Shabazz in a spirited discussion of the issues the African-American community faces in the final third […]
