play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
Go to album
  • cover play_arrow

    WUVS 103.7 The Beat The Community Station

  • cover play_arrow

    Beat Breakdown Mia Johnson

  • cover play_arrow

    Former Muskegon Resident shares her story of being sexually abused by her father. admin

life

9 Results / Page 1 of 1

insert_link

News

Trump student loan reforms target growing profession for Black workers that could be ‘life or death’

An underreported update to the federal student loan system is gaining more attention as advocates speak out about its impact on a growing professional field that could significantly impact the health and economic stability of Black Americans. President Donald Trump’s signature law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed on July 4, sets borrowing limits for graduate student loans for those pursuing certain professions, namely nursing—an industry where Black Americans are underrepresented but advocates say are desperately needed. The rule […]

todayNovember 26, 2025 1

insert_link

News

Jimmy Carter’s life intersected with slavery’s legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first. This was no act of kindness or intuitive deference to a future U.S. president. The teens stopped because they were Black, and James Earl Carter Jr. was white, a 14-year-old whose father owned the Georgia land they all worked. After years of playing and working […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

insert_link

News

7 insightful quotes from Kamala Harris’ memoir that offer a glimpse into her life

When Kamala Harris published her memoir, “The Truths We Hold,” in 2019, it revealed a story of the American Dream that represented the best of what was possible in this country — a young woman born in humble beginnings, who pursued her education and an ambitious career path to become a history-making district attorney, attorney general and U.S. senator. Now, in 2024, Harris’ bestselling book holds relevant insights in the life and mindset that got the now-presidential nominee this far, […]

todayOctober 2, 2024

insert_link

News

A prosecutor’s charges turned his life upside down. Why he’s gone from skepticism to supporting Kamala Harris.

When you say the word “prosecutor” to Khari Noerdlinger, painful memories come to mind. At 19, Noerdlinger was attacked by three men armed with weapons. When he fought back in self-defense, fatally wounding one of the attackers with a knife, a New Jersey prosecutor charged him with manslaughter. Noerdlinger and his family fought the charges, and they were dismissed after a judge ruled that the prosecutor had engaged in prosecutorial misconduct. But the trauma of his arrest looms when conversations about the justice system come […]

todayAugust 14, 2024

insert_link

News

Rep. Jasmine Crockett delivered an epic clapback to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s insult because Jasmine Crockett is about that life

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is the kind of sister you’re proud to see get into Congress. She’s a Democrat who represents parts of Dallas, and she’s a lawyer who’s tough, smart and ginsu knife sharp with the tongue. I met her at theGrio Awards and her presence is powerful. You can feel her warrior spirit. There are lots of great clips of her reading […]

todayMay 17, 2024

insert_link

Economy

Black Motivational Speaker Redefines Success in Business and Life Through Martial Arts Principles

Willie "The Bam" Johnson, a respected African American figure in the martial arts, business, and motivational realms, proudly introduces his high energy and groundbreaking Warrior Mindset motivational speaking sessions. Drawing from his incredible life from “street kid” to incarceration and homelessness to global recognition and success, combined with his extensive experience as a martial artist, coach, and mentor, Johnson aims to equip individuals, teams, and business and non-profit organizations with the mental fortitude and resilience needed to overcome the competition, […]

todayMay 2, 2024

insert_link

News

Congressional Black Caucus members remember the life and legacy of former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members are remembering the life and legacy of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, who passed away at 88 on Sunday. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who was elected to Johnson’s 30th Congressional District seat in Texas last year, told theGrio, “We all benefited from Eddie Bernice standing up and deciding to do something that was unprecedented.” FILE – U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, introduces state Sen. Royce West at a rally where West announced […]

todayFebruary 26, 2024 1

insert_link

News

The overturning of Roe v. Wade almost took my wife’s life

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The overturning of Roe v. Wade changed the course of history and, in the process, nearly destroyed my family. After experiencing the heartbreak of over a dozen miscarriages and going through the trials of IVF, my wife, Anya, and I were overjoyed when our 18th pregnancy reached the second trimester. We allowed ourselves the luxury of hope, began telling […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024 1

insert_link

News

Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other Donald Trump allies falsely accused her of fraud, former Georgia election worker Wandrea “Shaye” Moss told jurors Tuesday she seldom leaves her home, suffers from panic attacks and battles nightmares brought on by a barrage of threatening and racist messages. Wandrea “Shaye” Moss took the witness stand on the second day of the defamation trial that will determine how much the former New York City mayor will have […]

todayDecember 22, 2023