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Paul Porter of Industryears.com has written an open letter to Radio One founder Cathy Hughes asking for more news and informative talk on the black radio stations she owns. This is a message not just to radio One but to all of black radio:

Read the letter here:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsb...

Posted By: George Cook
Monday, September 14th 2009 at 9:08PM
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..."Instead you aimed your microphone in opposition to HR 848, The Performance Rights Act. You have berated members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for months, without even a minute of an honest debate. The truth is Ms Hughes, you have pushed that button because you knew you could. Mainstream media rarely covers any issue except black on black violent crime. If Sean Hannity or Bill O’Reilly railed on distinguished CBC members like John Conyers, Sheila Jackson-Lee or Hank Johnson, Black radio and press would be outraged. Al Sharpton, Tom Joyner and Michael Baisden would be defending the CBC members you have furiously attacked. But for now their voices are silenced only because their allegiance to you"...

Wow what a powerful indictment against Ms. Hughes. I guess this just goes to show us that regardless of the ethnicity of an individual....greed is what truly drives people in this country, even Ms. Hughes.
Tuesday, September 15th 2009 at 3:20PM
Jen Fad