This morning on Your Voice, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, and producer Kenny Gamble joined us to talk Joe Jackson and the impact he’s had on the music industry. Gamble worked with Jackson while producing hit records for the Jackson 5. Jackson molded his children and took them to international stardom, including the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson […]
Raja Lee and Erin Austin, mother of 8-year-old Jordan, joined us this morning on Your Voice to discuss #PermitPatty. The video recorded by Erin shows a woman hiding behind a wall and talking on her cell phone. Alison Ettel, the woman who allegedly called the police on 8-year-old Jordan, recently resigned from her job […]
According to TMZ, Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, has died. Jackson had been battling health problems for a while and was hospitalized in 2016 after coming down with a high fever. Joe Jackson was responsible for green-lighting his children’s careers, from The Jackson 5 to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson as solo artists, […]
Yahoo Finance- On Wednesday, The Supreme Court ruled that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. The justices are scrapping a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees pay some fees to unions that represent […]
Hip Hop DX- Hip Hop mogul Dame Dash claims director Lee Daniels is refusing to pay back the $2 million he borrowed from him. In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday (June 26), the Roc-A-Fella founder posted a clip that shows the two arguing during a Diana Ross show at the Hollywood Bowl last […]
CNN- On Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina running her first campaign, ousted 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district. An activist and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Ocasio-Cortez won over voters in the minority-majority district with a ruthlessly efficient grassroots bid, even as Crowley — the fourth-ranking Democrat in […]
Danny Pommells of NBC Sports Philadelphia joined us on Your Voice with Solomon Jones this morning to talk about last night’s NBA Awards. Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers was awarded the ‘Rookie Of The Year’ award. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkecNgRnsO-/?hl=en&taken-by=bensimmons “The guy came out, he played his first inaugural season and he earned Rookie Of The Year,” […]
Councilwoman Cindy Bass joined us to talk about Septa’s proposed power plant that will be placed in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Many neighbors are fighting back against the power plant because they believe it’s a health hazard and a form of “environmental racism”.
Two brothers accused of fatally shooting a city police officer during a 2015 robbery in a North Philadelphia video game store pleaded guilty to their crimes Monday morning. Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for killing Sgt. Robert Wilson III, who had been on duty and […]
Nilsa Adorno, a native Philadelphian joined us on Your Voice to talk keeping kids fed with healthy lunches during the summer.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro joined us on Your Voice this morning to discuss the family separation policy the Trump administration has put in place for migrant children and parents. Shapiro calls the policy inhumane and said, “it seems that every week with this administration we’re taking a step back.”