The battle has been drawn. Hughes is waging a war against targeted members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) that is worth noting.

Regarding political empowerment, Blacks now hold high rankings in Congress, but their impact for Blacks in general is negligible. Economic empowerment is represented by Cathy Hughes, founder and chair of Radio One, Inc. Radio One owns or operates 53 radio stations located in 16 urban markets and has interests in TV One, a cable/satellite network; and Reach Media, Inc., owner of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and businesses associated with Tom Joyner.

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Radio One, Inc. Founder and Chairperson, Cathy Hughes received the Kappa Alpha Psi Humanitarian Award along with President Barack Obama, Senator Mary Landrieu and Dr. Ian Smith; August 4th at the Kappa  Annual Convention.  Read the rest of this entry »

For decades, record companies have been begging radio stations to play their music. Sometimes they do more than beg: Few sorts of scandal reappear as reliably in the music business as a payola scandal, in which agents of the labels are caught bribing broadcasters to air their wares. In the Internet age, the AM and FM dials aren’t as important to promoting music as they used to be, but they continue to play the preeminent role in the process.   Read the rest of this entry »

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The Subcommittee on the Courts and Competition Policy held a hearing on Trends Affecting Minority Broadcast ownership on Thursday, July 9th, 2009.  Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of the largest African American owned broadcast company was invited to speak, just two days before the hearing. Read the rest of this entry »