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Radio One Queen Sets Record Straight on Finances. Cathy Hughes has been a part of the heartbeat of black radio for a long time. She’s come a long way from one small radio station in Washington, D.C. at Howard University to her empire of now more than 50 radio stations throughout the U.S. One of the most popular shows airing on her stations is Tom Joyner’s Morning show which reaches approximately 20 million per week. She has been a lone crusader lately on the new legislation that John Conyers, (D-Mi.), has supported called the “Performance Rights Act.” She is livid that she has to pay more to the record companies because of this bill that she knows the performers are not getting paid from. She knows and has been quite vocal about the scam she feels Conyers is supporting. But, she has taken criticism about more than her crusade against this Act. She asked for a reverse stock split and financial analysts lost it! She gave them all a piece of her mind though through an article in the Atlanta Post. She set the record straight once and for all to let folks know that she is on the side of the people that have helped her build her radio empire to what it is today. She’s trying to survive the recession herself, so there is no big story with her reverse stock split, which she was given permission to enable. She simply sees herself as a girl scout as it pertains to the Performance Rights Act because she wants others to be aware that Sound Exchange is not delivering the monies to the performers it claims to wants to see get paid. In fact, she tells us in the interview with the Post that they get to pocket the money after a three year waiting period if no one has come forward to receive it.
Study Finds Gay Men far Ahead of Nation in HIV Infections. A new data analysis by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that despite efforts to portray the HIV/AIDS epidemic as affecting all segments of society relatively equally, men who engage in homosexual activity are bearing a burden which far exceeds that of any other group. Specifically, the analysis revealed that the risk of HIV/AIDS and syphilis infection is 40 times greater for homosexual men than for non-homosexual men.CDC spokesman Dr. Kevin Fenton explained, “While the heavy toll of HIV and syphilis among gay and bisexual men has been long recognized, this analysis shows just how stark the health disparities are between this and other populations.” Previous studies have shown that the fastest rise in HIV/AIDS infections is taking place among young, gay Black males between the ages of 13 and 24. (source: Taylor Media Services)
Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says. Blacks must leave store, NJ Walmart announcer says, upsetting customers; company investigates. A worker gathers shopping carts near a Wal-Mart store Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for “all black people” to leave the southern New Jersey store. Shortly before 7 p.m., Sunday, a male voice came over the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township and calmly announced: “Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.” Management later apologized.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities. A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and calmly announced: “Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now.” Shoppers in the store at the time said a manager quickly got on the public-address system and apologized for the remark. And while it was unclear whether a rogue patron or an employee was responsible for the comment, many customers expressed their anger to store management. “I want to know why such statements are being made, because it flies in the face of what we teach our children about tolerance for all,” said Sheila Ellington, who was in the store at the time with a friend. “If this was meant to be a prank, there’s only one person laughing, and it’s not either one of us.” Ellington, of Monroe, and her friend Patricia Covington said they plan to boycott the retailer until they’re assured the issue has been addressed so it doesn’t happen again. The pair said they were stunned when they heard the announcement and initially believed they had misheard it. But once the words sank in, they grew angry. “I depended on Walmart for all my needs, because the store has pretty much everything you could want,” Covington said. “But until this issue is addressed in a way I’m comfortable with, I can’t walk through those doors again.” Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., said that the announcement was “unacceptable” and that they’re trying to determine who made it and how it happened. “We are just as appalled by this incident as our customers,” the company said in a statement. “Whoever did this is just wrong and acted in an inappropriate manner. Clearly, this is completely unacceptable to us and to our customers.”
This is not the first time the retailer has faced such problems. There have been several past instances of black customers claiming they were treated unfairly at Walmart stores, and the company faced lawsuits alleging that women were passed over in favor of men for pay raises and promotions. In February 2009, the retailer paid $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its hiring of truck drivers. And the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the company in May 2009, claiming some Hispanic employees at a Sam’s Club subsidiary in California were subjected to a hostile work environment. That suit alleges managers failed to stop repeated verbal harassment, including the use of derogatory words, against employees of Mexican descent. However, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has said the company has worked hard in recent years to show it cares about diversity. Bill Mitchell, a former Walmart employee who was shopping Wednesday at the store, said that he was saddened to hear about the announcement but that “as a black man, I’ve heard worse things.” As customer Sharon Osbourne, of Williamstown, left the store Wednesday, she called the announcement “appalling, stupid and sad.”