After it was announced that a black woman was going to be playing the role of the heroine Hermione Granger in the new “Harry Potter” play, thousands of (white) adults lost their minds. Click on the link below to read more.
It compounds both the risk of HIV and poor health outcomes for black gay men who are poz, but is the solution another pill or something more radical? Click on the link below to read more.
It is with a heavy heart that Monica Simspon celebrated the Holtzclaw verdict—not just because she struggles with the relentless focus on carceral solutions, but also because the effects of the trial are far from over. Click on the link below to read more.
To the extent that the Black Lives Matter movement is seen as focusing on one tragic death or another at the hands of police, it seems to miss the larger problem of rampant black victimization generally. That problem will not be solved by better training and supervision of police. Click on the link below to read more.
As we talk about what to do and not do with our dollars during the holiday season, retailers are eagerly awaiting and preparing for another way to get your money. After the “after Christmas” sales, furniture stores, electronics outlets, car dealers, and anyone else with something to sell will be licking their lips about yet another high-spending season. It is a time of the year when consumers are quite vulnerable because many of us feel like we have “extra” money to spend. That extra money is called “tax refunds.” Click on the link below to read more.
Jahmal Cole, a Chicago activist who today granted an exclusive interview Dr. Vibe and Christopher “Flood The Drummer” Norris of Techbook Online to discuss the fatal-officer involved shooting of his aunt, Ms. Bettie Jones, a 55 year-old mother of five.
During the conversation, Mr. Cole discussed the following topics:
– What he knows about the incident
– How he and the family are handling the loss
– His reaction to announcement by Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel that all Chicago police will be armed with tasers
– What is it like to be a African American man in Chicago and his thoughts on solutions for this situation
The 50th anniversary of the march in Selma reminded us we’ve come a long way — and have far to go — on the issue of race. Click on the link below to read more.
Criminal justice was one of the buzziest topics of the year, and that seeped into the TV shows and movies we watch, music we listen to, and the celebrities we admire. Click on the link below to read more.
Three observers list events, decisions and controversies of significance in the area of social justice of America in 2015. Click on the link below to read more.
Jaymie Bowles shares her story on how she has started her own online station WJMS Radio.
Jaymie Bowles (better known as Jams) was born Boston and raised in Brockton, MA. She graduated from Arcadia University in Glenside, PA with her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications in 2008. She went on to get certified in broadcasting from The Connecticut School of Broadcasting in 2012.
Her love of radio and music began at a young age making mixtapes off her boom-box of her favorite songs. When she joined the Arcadia Radio Club in college, it sparked a passion in her that would change her career trajectory forever. From there, she secured an internship with Wired 96.5 and it was then that she realized she wanted to be in the radio industry permanently.
After getting certified in broadcasting in 2012, she started an internship with 900am WURD in Philadelphia and in 2 months was hosting her own weekend talk show with the station. From there opportunity in New York came knocking, and she had to say goodbye to WURD to pursue it. After settling into New York, she caught up with an old colleague from Philly and was offered the chance to broadcast remotely from NY on to PhillyHottRadio.com. Starting her own show SoundOff which currently airs weekly on Saturdays from 12pm-2pm it was through PhillyHott that she was given the chance to own her own station.
It was a whirlwind of meetings, calls, research, developing, and networking but 6 months after the initial conversation, WJMS Radio launched on December 12th, 2015. And 2016 promises to be huge as the dust settles and WJMS takes it’s place in the new digital landscape!
