Byron Brown

Oct 4, 2024 | whatimreading.net | Byron Brown |Phil Lewis |Ashlee Banks

After more than a century, the Department of Justice has opened the first-ever federal review into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, just months after the Tulsa County District Court and the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought on by survivors Viola Ford Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle. The probe falls under the Civil Rights Division’s Cold Case Unit, which aims to release a public report detailing its findings by year’s end.

Sep 17, 2024 | wrvo.org | Sidney Madden |Byron Brown

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution in a sweeping federal indictment. Federal agents arrested the music mogul in the lobby of a midtown Manhattan hotel last night (Sept. 16) on charges of this sealed indictment, now unsealed. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed the 54-year-old record exec and artist was in custody. He is expected to be arraigned today in New York District Court.

Sep 17, 2024 | wrvo.org | Isabella Gomez Sarmiento |Byron Brown

With another Latin Grammys nominations announcement comes another potential armload of trophies for songwriter/producer extraordinaire Edgar Barrera. The Mexican-American hitmaker tops the list with nine nominations, including songwriter of the year, producer of the year and three different entries under song of the year.

Sep 17, 2024 | wrvo.org | Byron Brown

Eve is undeniably an icon in hip-hop, a west Philly rapper whose flow, style and production helped define the genre in the early 2000s. She's released three incredible albums–all of which reached either gold or platinum–and has hits like "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", "Satisfaction", and "Tambourine". Eve's journey is filled with ebb and flow.

Sep 17, 2024 | wrvo.org | Jane Arraf |Byron Brown

At least 8 people have been killed and 2,750 injured — 200 of them critically — by exploding pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday, according to the country's health minister. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said the pagers belonged to the group’s officials and blamed Israel for orchestrating what appeared to be an unusual synchronized attack on Hezbollah’s communications system.