National Action Network (NAN) President Rev. Al Sharpton (pictured) visited the city of Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday, urging peace among demonstrators angered at the shooting death…

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police on Thursday defended the use of tear gas and smoke bombs to repel protesters after another night of chaos in…

Young Jeezy recently performed at Hot 104.1’s Back to School under the influence music tour. During the show he came on stage with a R.I.P. Mike Brown t-shirt to show support for the Brown Family. (photo taken by AumuniquePhotog-IG) Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of your favorite black celebrities:


Whatever perverse view the Ferguson police officer had of Michael Brown — and all Black men like him — before taking his life and leaving him…

FERGUSON, Mo. — A local NAACP chapter has called for a federal investigation into the death of a Black teenager who was shot by police…

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What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…

There are some things that occur in sports that are hard to explain so that the average person can relate. I played strong safety in college and can remember a time hitting an opposing player so hard that I lost feeling in my mouth and the ability to hear anything for a few seconds, all […]

It has been 2 years since Heart Break Kid quietly emerged on the scene as a producer for Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy, Twista, Ebony Eyes, STL producer/ rapper MC’s single “Pull Up” featuring Chingy. Now St. Louis rapper Vega Heartbreak steps into the booth to pen a hip hop anthem for his hometown baseball team, […]