About Your Voice with Solomon Jones

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez talks to Solomon Jones on Praise 107.9 about her resolution to study the effects of Philadelphia’s controversial soda tax and her bill that could phase out the tax in the city. Click the link below to hear the interview with Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez Click here to read more […]

Solomon Jones interviews Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Praise 107.9 on a wide range of criminal justice issues–from the death penalty to cash bail and Safe Injection Sites. Listen now!

In the Leaving Neverland documentary, two men make explosive allegations that Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were children. Tonja Renee Stidhum wrote about it for TheRoot, and spoke with Solomon Jones on Praise 107.9 Click here to read Tonja’s story on TheRoot.com

Both the Sacramento District Attorney and California Attorney General  have determined that no charges will be filed in the police shooting of Stephon Clark, who was shot dead baby police in his grandmother’s backyard. Lawyer and critical race theorist Dr. Tim Golden spoke with Solomon Jones on Praise 107.9 about the case. Click the link […]

Leaving Neverland puts Jackson’s estate in jeopardy When Michael Jackson died in 2009, the singer had hit a low point, dogged by personal scandals and diminishing star power that paled in comparison to the rarefied heights he achieved in his record-setting career. But the decade since his death has seen a wholesale rehabilitation of his […]

Lawyer and critical race theorist Dr. Tim Golden joined Solomon Jones on Praise 107.9 HD2 to discuss the cultural and legal implications of the R. Kelly sexual assault case. Kelly was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four alleged victims. Three were underaged at the time of the alleged assault. Golden’s analysis […]

Solomon Jones and Jay McCalla talk politics on Praise 107.9 HD2 every week. Well, now they’re taking the show on the road. It’s politics like you’ve never heard it before. Funny. Sharp. Honest. Real. And all from an African American perspective. This week, it’s Trump’s border wall, Mueller’s report, Bernie’s candidacy, and all the foolery […]

Join Solomon Jones, Jermaine Dolly, Pastor Alyn Waller, Jerry Wells and more for Music In The Heart of the Movement, a free event Friday February 22nd, 6 pm at the African American Museum. Click here to RSVP.

Nathan Byrd, 9, challenged a teacher who said Martin Luther King killed himself. His father, Bill Byrd, joined Solomon for an exclusive interview to recount the story and talk about what’s next.

Praise 107.9 HD2 and our sister stations are partnering with The African American Museum In Philadelphia (AAMP) for “Music in the Heart of the Movement.” AAMP Program Director James Claiborne stopped by to talk with Solomon Jones about the event. It’s free and takes place Friday February 22nd at 6 pm at AAMP, 701 Arch […]

In her weekly interview on Your Voice with Solomon Jones, CNN commentator Roxanne Jones said the black community should wait and see concerning the controversial Jussie Smollett case. Smollet told police that two Trump supporters attacked him because he is black and gay. Police now question that account. Roxanne Jones pointed out that all the […]

David Thornburgh, Executive Director of the government watchdog group, Committee of Seventy, spoke to Solomon Jones about the Mayor deleting text messages after Philly.com reported that the mayor deleted years worth of text messages that could be considered public records. Philly.com reported that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who has long eschewed a city-issued cell phone in […]