Rep. Andre Carson easily crushed three opponents to win the Democratic primary for 7th Congressional District. The ace was marked by a bitter campaign waged by the Rev. Muoja Ajabu. In caustic radio ads, Ajabu accused Carson of not living up to the legacy of the late Rep. Julia Carson, Andre’s grandmother. Ajabu attacked Carson […]
Running for a fourth term in Congress, Rep.Andre Carson, a candidates for the Democratic nomination for 7th District Congress appeared on Afternoons with Amos to take questions about his campaign from Amos and more importantly from listeners. Rep. Carson talked issues ranging from helping veterans, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, jobs, the Federal deficit and spending. […]
In a lively, and in some cases unconventional discussion of issues facing residents of Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, three of the four Democratic candidates for 7th District Congress appeared on Afternoons with Amos. The three, Curtis Godfrey, Pierre Pullins and Rev. Muoja Ajabu displayed different styles in talking to Amos and listeners about their campaigns, […]
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.), both members of the Congressional Black Caucus, are hoping to change the face of climate change by educating Black…
President Barack Obama delivered his 5th State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress and to a nationwide audience both in this country and around the world. Above watch the speech with notes, graphs and highlights of the President’s accomplishments, recommendations and actions he plans to take. Then below tell what you […]
                         In a special two hour broadcast, AM1310 The Light remembered the Life and Legacy of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, known affectionately to the South African people and the world as Madiba. Amos Brown, who anchored the only live broadcast on WTLC-AM of Nelson Mandela’s 1993 visit to Indianapolis, hosted this special broadcast aling with commentator […]
Tony Dungy, who endeared himself to Indianapolis not only by leading the Indianapolis Colts to two Super Bowls, but in demonstrating his Faith and Devotion to his God in everything he does, returned to Indianapolis to help relaunch an effort to help low income families with children not fall behind in education. Coach Dungy, in […]
Hours after the Congress voted to end the sixteen day Federal Government shutdown and raise the nation’s debt limit, thus advertising what many felt could’ve been an economy catastrophe, Indiana’s 7th District Congressman Andre Carson, exhausted after days of fighting GOP attempts to shutdown the government, returned home to Indianapolis. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, […]
On the first day of the Federal Government shutdown since the 1990’s, Afternoons with Amos talked live with 7th District Congressman Rep. Andre Carson about the shutdown, what are the issues behind it, how its negatively hurting Americans and Hoosiers and when will it end. Amos and listeners talked with the Congressman about the shutdown […]
In one of the biggest issues to hit Congress since 9-11, President Barack Obama has asked for Congressional authorization for American military force to be used against the Government of Syria. United Nations inspectors and American and other nations’ intelligence has found evidence that the Syrian government order the use of a poison gas – […]
Like the rest of the nation, Indianapolis expressed outrage, calm anger and a desire to figure out where the African-American goes from here in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict. During AM1310 the Light’s Afternoons with Amos, Indianapolis residents had their say about the verdict that found George Zimmerman not guilty in the murder […]
Controlling weapons, including getting assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines off our streets and Republican efforts to play politics with the raising the debt ceiling were a couple of the topics discussed on Afternoons with Amos with Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly and Congressman Andre Carson. Sen. Donnelly who was sworn in last week as […]
