There was a time (during the 1960’s – 1990’s) when there were over 150 BOBs (Black owned Broadcasters) operating radio stations around the US. This also reflected a time when radio in the Black community was put in place to help uplift people. The civil rights movement was largely fueled by black radio stations in many of the cities and those “morally driven” stations helped to promote the cause were at that time black owned.

Especially here in the Washington, D.C., area during the 70s and 80s era. With stations such as WOL 1450 (nick named The soul of the city), we had the comfort of community voiced such as Petey Greene, Joe Madison, Cathy Hughes and Bernie McCain, who placed focus and attention to our own individual narratives. While the jocks such as Moonman Bacote, Soul Papa, Nighthawk and Konan spinned our soundtracks. Whatever was going on within our culture and community, those were the voices we tuned in to stay informed and updated. They represented the people and voices of us all. If you wanted to get information out about an issue or event, your first stop was always the local black radio station. Because Black radio was the drumbeat of the community.

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News Channel 8 on Thursday followed by a live performance on News Channel 9 on Friday was just the beginning of an eventful, star studded, surprise filled 50th birthday weekend for Steven Herrion aka Buggs of the Junkyard Band.

On Saturday, a birthday concert at a packed Howard Theater included performances by the Vybe Band and the Junkyard Band, also including special performances by James Funk, Sugar Bear, Big G, Weensey and violinist Chelsey Green.

As if the gift of a championship belt and trophy, radio shout outs and inspirational stories from the many fans, friends and music industry artists weren’t enough to wrap up the celebrations, a birthday cypher and tribute video was released by the Young Junksters on Monday, March 14. Arranged and produced by Ms. Maiah of the N-Crowd, Kato Hammond of TMOTTGoGo and Ms. Chuk of S.O.S., the cypher jacks the Junkyard classic John Wayne in a tribute to “Daddy” aka “Uncle Buggs” aka “Brownie”.

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A recap of the workshop “Broadcast Media: The Importance of Being a Voice for Your Community”

• Media personalities “99 & Kato” of Take Me Out to the Go-Go Media (TMOTTGoGo.com and TMOTTRadio.com)
• Baltimore Youth Initiative High School.
• Arts and Activism Youth Initiative Day, a Talia Floyd production.

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Always in motion and always actively on the grind, Da Animal himself Killa Cal has once again dropped something new for the streets!

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The new release from Mambo Sauce entitled “Things Will Get Better” from “The Recipe” album, which features Deangelo Redman can be purchased now on iTunes.

“Mambo Sauce has been through many trials and tribulations throughout their career.  This is just one of many, yet and still, they know that “Things Will Get Better.””

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From the pages of TMOTTGoGo Digital Magazine!

Potato chips were invented by a black man. In 1853 a restaurant customer sent his French fries back to the kitchen because they were too thick. The chef George Crum cut a bunch of potatoes as thin as he could. He fried them crisp in anger and voila, the potato chip was born! Continue Reading…

From the pages of TMOTTGoGo Digital Magazine’s “From The Publisher’s Desk”!

The club scene is crowded, but it’s not a boisterous one. Just about everyone has a drink in their hand, and is engaged in quiet conversation, or perhaps just silently enjoying the evening. Setting the mood is an old-school crooner; a gentleman all dressed up and filling the room with his witty banter and warm, jazzy singing. It’s a classy and romantic environment, helped in large part by the charismatic guy on stage. Continue Reading…

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