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Basheer Jones shares a few words of positive thought. Join him on Street Soldiers every Sunday evening at 9pm Z107.9FM and every weekday morning 6am-9am on 1490AM. Streaming live on www.ZHipHopCleveland.com and www.NewsTalkCleveland.com Join Basheer Jones every Sunday at 9pm on Street Soldiers on our Z107.9FM station. The focus of Street Soldiers is to provide […]
Basheer Jones shares his music moment growing up in commemoration of Black Music Month June 2010. Join him on Street Soldiers every Sunday evening at 9pm Z107.9FM and every weekday morning 6am-9am on 1490AM. Streaming live on www.ZHipHopCleveland.com and www.NewsTalkCleveland.com Join Basheer Jones every Sunday at 9pm on Street Soldiers on our Z107.9FM station. The […]
Basheer delivers the commencement speak at Warrensville Middle School. He speaks to the graduates and the parents and teachers.
Just a few nights ago I had the pleasure of meeting and seeing the performance of Cleveland’s own Tommy Johnson, singer-songwriter-producer-musician. Him and many other Cleveland talents hit the stage at D.I.V.A.’s “Sensual Showcase” held at the Cleveland Improv. Many showed up and little did I know what I was in store for. Mind you, […]
It is a familiar lament of single African-American women: where are the “good” black men to marry? A new study shows that more and more black men are marrying women of other races. In fact, more than 1 in 5 black men who wed (22 percent) married a nonblack woman in 2008. This compares with […]
AKRON, Ohio – The jury now has found Ashford Thompson guilty of aggravated murder in the shooting death of Twinsburg police officer Josh Miktarian. Thompson was actually found guilty of all nine counts against him, including another aggravated murder charge for fleeing after committing the crime. Thompson sat with his arms crossed while the verdict […]
Several weeks ago when we interviewed Gary Anthony Williams, the actor who voices Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks, he hinted that there might be a live action version of The Boondocks in the future.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – A teacher in Gwinnett County is also under fire for allowing a KKK re-enactment. Students in one Sweetwater Middle School class dressed up in white robes during history class. It was an 8th grade social studies project for students at Sweetwater Middle School. Teacher Stephanie Hunte told the students to choose a […]
In Conyers, Ga. twin 16 year old girls have been arrested for the brutal murder of their own mother. Authorities found their mother dead in January of 2010. Conyers Police arrested Tasmiyah and Jasmiyah Whitehead on Friday. This was after a four-month investigation finding overwhelming evidence that the twin girls beat and stabbed their own […]
Kids are asked what color of skin is considered pretty, ugly, smart, or dumb. The results will surprise you. Where do you think the kids learn this from? Leave your comments below. If you do not have a BlackPlanet account sign up is easy. We want your feedback in comments. What do you think?
(May 14) — After his wife was seized by a rapidly advancing infection shortly after giving birth, a Texas man agreed to have her limbs amputated in a last-ditch effort to save her life. On Feb. 10, 41-year-old Katy Hayes delivered a baby girl, Arielle, at the Kingwood, Texas, home where she lives with husband […]
Basheer visits South High School to motivate and inspire teens to stay strong in the face of peer pressure, drugs and the closing of their school. If you can’t get enough of Basheer Jones and his community outreach please check him out every morning from 6am to 9am streaming live on 1490 AM NewsTalkCleveland.com ALso […]