Commercial radio in Washington DC is a problem

Commercial radio in Washington DC is a problem

Why? The music…
• WPGC and WKYS dominate DC’s ratings and are heard in 80% + Black households
• They are most popular among youth and Black youth in particular
• Their play lists and payola (pay-for-play) systems mean only the same 10-20 songs being played hundreds of times a week
• Little local and no political music is heard

Why? The news…
• There is little to no local news
• Radio One employs zero locally-based reporters
• Under-informed populations cannot organize to make change
• Political organizations cannot reach their audience

http://www.voxunion.com/coup/coupdocs/News4Flyer.pdf

News 4 The People Coalition Meeting

News 4 The People Coalition Meeting (media committee)
Thursday, July 26
7-9pm

Sankofa
2714 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

News 4 The People Coalition Meeting (rescheduled)

News 4 The People Coalition Meeting (media committee)
Thursday, July 12
7-9pm

Sankofa
2714 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

Agenda
A. DC Area Black targeted radio offer playlist driven music and no local or politically driving artists
- Radio One's WKYS 93.9 fm
- Viacom's 95.5 fm
B. News creates and ill-informed populace
C. Public protests and strategies

Bring a friend!

New Members

If you are interested in joining MXGM-DC, please send a message to mxgmdc@gmail.com with 'New Member' in the subject line. Please include your full name and telephone number.

Happy Birthday Assata!

Join the Black August Planning Organization
to celebrate the 60th birthday of our dear mother and sister,
Assata Shakur.

Saturday, June 9

Emergence Community Arts Collective Center
733 Euclid Street NW
Washington DC 20011
(1/2 block off Georgia Ave)

Activities:

5PM -7PM
Panel discussion on the history and current condition of Assata Shakur, Imam Jamil and the San Francisco 8

7:30PM - ??? (Reconvene at Sankofa)
View documentary "Eyes on the Rainbow" (47min)
View documentary "Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black Liberation Movement" (28min)
Discussion to follow after both films

Speakers:
Soffiya Elija, attorney and professor
Masai Ehehosi, Imam Jamil community member
Rosemari Mealy, former Black Panther

We are also adding our signatures to the worldwide birthday card courtesy of the Hands Off Assata campaign. Join us!

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/blackaugust_dc, email black.august07@gmail.com or call (202) 271-7763

Malcolm X Lecture Series

History of Black August
Thursday, June 7
7-9pm

Sankofa
2714 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Black-White Wealth Divide

We sat down with Dedrick Muhammad of the Institute for Policy Studies to talk about the Black/White Wealth Divide. Click below for this first of an on-going series where we look at the actual economic condition of African America and how this relates, is essential to, the political economy of the United States. Stream options and more available at voxunion.com.

http://voxunion.com/realaudio/coupradio/DedrickMuhammad1.mp3