Community

  The new Jordan’s are out, which means hundreds of Black people standing in line to pay $200 for a pair of sneakers when they…

  Last week, a video from WorldStarHipHop went viral and it got Steve Wilson’s attention, and not in a good way! The video of the…

Indianapolis has experienced several violent home invasions in the last few weeks. These crimes have shocked the community and made many fearful. IMPD Chief Rick Hite stopped by to give the community tips on how to prevent home invasions.

  “I’ll take anyone. Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don’t care. And I would be really appreciative. The best I…

Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman is already used to overcome tough challenges as an NFL football player. By participating in Allstate’s “Give It Up…

Would you recognize a gang sign in your neighborhood if you saw it? The city wants you to be “street wise” about gang activity. City leaders along with members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department hosted a workshop Saturday that taught concerned parents how to keep their kids out of trouble and away from gangs. […]

Crime rates in American cites are falling and according to new research diversity may be the reason. Researchers at the University of Toronto believe the growing trend of racial diversity in American cities is contributing to the downward trend. From TheGrio: “The association between crime and community characteristics — like the proportion of the population […]

By Tony Lamont The other day I got into a discussion about the state of the youth in the community, and how we seem to be failing them. The person I was having the discussion with took the stance that the youth today are out of control! They don’t have any self worth, respect for […]

Radio One continued to grow over the next decade. By the year of 2002 Radio One’s portfolio contained 63 stations, and by 2003 Radio One formed a joint venture with Comcast Corporation to launch TV One, a cable television channel targeting adult African-American viewers.

Radio One has always been dedicated to it's community, in every market that we operate. Over the years our stations have done some outstanding work in the community, here are some photos highlighting our markets and their community outreach efforts.

The 1990’s was a great decade for Radio One. During this time Catherine Hughes’ son Alfred Liggins III took over the company, taking it to new found heights.

The Radio one legacy begins with the flagship station WOL. In those days what we now know as Radio One was “Almic Broadcasting”; named after the sons of Catherine L Hughes and Dewey Hughes.