What's On Today - Friday

Big Ol Freak: Hulu’s FreakNik Doc Gets An Official Release Date

One year after shaking the tables in Black middle-aged households across the country, Hulu’s highly anticipated documentary, Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told, will finally make its debut.

According to a video announcement made by Jermaine Dupri, via Instagram Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told, will make its official debut during SXSW 2024 (March 8 – 16).

“This is something that a lot of y’all have been asking about,” he said in the video.… Read more

Black Americans Don’t Think They Are Covered Fairly In The News, Study Suggests

According to a new Pew Research survey, Black Americans are fed up with the way they are unfairly covered in the news.

The new study, published Feb. 13, found that 63% of Black adults feel frustrated with the way the Black community is covered in the news and via media. They believe they see or hear “more negative” stories associated with Black people compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Approximately 8 in 10 said they at least sometimes see or hear news coverage that is “racist or racially insensitive” about Black people, “including 39% who see such coverage extremely or fairly often.”… Read more

5 Benefits Of Getting Dressed Up To Work From The Couch

If you have the privilege of working remotely, count yourself lucky. According to Forbes, you’re in the 12.7% of full-time employees who report they can manage their 9-5 from the comfort of their own home. But every perk can come with downsides. Some folks working from home may find it difficult to switch on and off from relaxed mode to productivity mode because there is zero separation between the workspace and the chill space.Read more

Denzel Washington & Spike Lee Will Reunite For The First Time Since 2006’s ‘Inside Man’

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee will reunite for the first time since the 2006 crime thriller film Inside Man. They are bringing Japanese filmmaker and painter, Akira Kurosawa’s film to a new audience. Read more details about Washington and Lee’s reunion project inside.

Variety shared that dynamic duo Washington and Lee are working on Apple and A24’s High and Low, which would be the fifth film they have created together. The pair began their filmmaking journey together back in 1990 with Mo’ Better Blues and the last time they collaborated was in 2006 for Inside Man.… Read more

KMOJ-FM 89.9 LAUNCHES THE STATE’S FIRST URBAN HIP-HOP STATION

               

September 20, 2017

 KMOJ-FM 89.9 LAUNCHES THE STATE’S FIRST URBAN HIP-HOP STATION

 The New Urban Hip-Hop sound heats up the Minneapolis-St. Paul airwaves today at Noon and in the process logging another first for The Center for Communication and Development/ KMOJ-FM and HD1.

CCD/KMOJ-FM 89.9 is on the air with KMOJ HD2, The Ice. The new HD Channel, found at KMOJ-FM 89.9 HD2, is Minnesota’s first Urban Hip-Hop format. The Ice will also present Public Affairs programming in keeping with its community radio FCC license.… Read more