It’s good to see young people of color making strides like this. Let’s keep the momentum going. Congratulations to Jordan Nixon on her college acceptance letters and scholarship awards. I’m excited to see who she becomes. Learn more about Nixon in the video below. Follow @AmirDiamond & @RadioNowHouston on Instagram
An Ohio State University student crashed his vehicle into pedestrians this week before then attacking students with a butcher knife. The Somali-born student injured 11 people before he was fatally shot by police. Ed Lover & Monie Love discuss the circumstances behind the violent attack. Plus, they talk about being tasked with the responsibility of […]
Ed Lover talks about the Do’s and Don’ts of drinking alcohol in college for young women. When kids start college, the chances of them not indulging in some alcohol consumption are slim to none. And unfortunately, drinking increases the risk of things going down at parties that we’d rather not see occur at all. So […]
SOURCE: CNN.com If you’re planning on starting family anytime soon, you better start saving as much as you can now, as the average cost of full-time daycare for kids up to the age of 4 has reached $9,589 a year, according to a new report from the think tank New America. OUCH. That now tops […]
Comedian Red Grant chats with Ed Lover about his comedy career and how he ended up pursuing comedy as a career. He also reflects on seven years of touring with Katt Williams, and describes the Katt he knows, as opposed to what is said about him in the headlines. Plus, he explains how they ended […]
Since 2010, every single Urban Prep graduate has been accepted to a four-year college or university.
In the absence of Ed Lover, Monie Love takes the reins on the hilarious C’Mon Son segment, remixing it as “C’Mon Mate!” She tackles the biggest issues this week that made us say “WTF?!” Namely, she talks about the Stanford University athlete who was convicted of raping a woman, by trying to have sex with […]
The Lonely Island, comprised of funny-men Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, exploded onto the scene with gut-busting comedy on SNL in 2005. They talk about the dozens of shorts they created together at the historic sketch comedy show. They also talk about being influenced by hip-hop in high school. What they studied in college, what […]
Michelle Obama delivered the final commencement speech of her tenure as First Lady Friday at City College of New York in Harlem, addressing more than 3,000 members of the class of 2016 at the 169-year-old public college. During the speech, which included a dig at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and a brief talk about the significance […]
What may not have been a traditional graduation speech has now captured the heart and souls of many.
The Harlem native overcame a very troubled past. As a teen, he fell into a life of crime, but bounced back to become a graduate of the esteemed New York City college.
What's more, Morton will begin his residency at the same hospital where he was saved.