After this weekend's festival, the famous group made the major announcement that the Roots Picnic will be expanding to New York City.
The Philadelphia City Council is considering a budget that includes a proposed soda tax. Philadelphia's mayor wants to fund early childhood education with the revenue. But there's serious opposition.
On Thursday, officials in Philadelphia passed a resolution that not only honors Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's color barrier-breaking appearance in the city in 1947 but also serves as a formal apology. On April 15, the day that Robinson shattered the barrier, his widow will receive a formal apology for the mistreatment her husband faced, NBC Philadelphia reports.
The Philly rapper will be focusing on his education this year.
If you thought the "Hotline Bling" parodies were left in 2015, you were wrong.
Meek Mill can give back and get into a beef all in a day's work.
Over the course of this year, Baltimore has been at the forefront of a national conversation about police brutality. The city has found itself back in the headlines again, but this time around, it’s related to a national eviction crisis. A new study released by the Public Justice Center, titled Justice Diverted: How Renters Are […]
Linda Weston, the woman responsible for imprisoning mentally disabled adults in a boiler room has been sentenced to life in prison.
According to 6 ABC, The FBI and ATF are warning about a non-specific threat of violence against “a university near Philadelphia” on Monday. The FBI released the following statement over the weekend: Out of an abundance of caution, the FBI Philadelphia Field Office notified local colleges and universities of a social media posting which threatened […]
Our sister station Philly’s inspiration station Praise 103.9 has partenered up with 6ABC to bring you all the papal events via simulcast all weekend long. We will kick things off at 9:30am. While your at the papal events…. Make sure you tune in to Praise 103.9 on your mobile devices for crystal clear up to […]
Musiq Soulchild made an unexpected appearance to the Mitchell & Ness Boom 107.9 studio’s to promote his free concert in his home town of Philadelphia. Prior to leaving, it was only right that the home of the original throwback laced up the legend of classic r&b up with some exclusive gear! Check out Musiq Soulchild […]
The legend Kool G Rap stopped by the Boom 107.9 Mitchell & Ness Studio to chat with Al B Sylk. Before hitting the road, it was only right that the throwback hip-hop station and the official home of the throwback Mitchell & Ness hooked G up before he left.
