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DJ Hotrod is a radio personality at Power 92.3 in Chicago who has a habit of creating dope experiences for the Chicagoland area and its youth. Tune in as he opens up about not playing violent music on the radio, his support from Chicago celebs, such as Chance the Rapper and G Herbo and the current…

Fair Count is a nonprofit organization started by Stacey Abrams with the mission to achieve fair and accurate calculation of the hard-to-count populations in the 2020 Census. Virginia native, Ed Reed, currently serves as the program director and staff liaison for the Black Men Count initiative at Fair Count. He has over a decade of…

Featured panelists include Larry Scott-Walker, Executive Director, THRIVE Support Services; Dr. Nii-Quarterlai Quartey, Senior Advisor & National LGBT Liason, AARP; and Antoine B. Craigwell, President & CEO, Depressed Black Gay Men. This event was broadcast live via @rollingout Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. There is a new Health topic every week. To register for future weekly…

After another man who looked like the ones I admire was lynched for the world to see, my heart shattered. I tearfully drafted a text to the Black men in my life and pressed send. The sentiments that came flooding back were unexpected, heartbreaking and yet assuring. I got a rare glimpse into their quiet…

Tune in for a new episode of “Sucka Free with Rashad Richey and Friends” as they are joined by the creator of the “While Black” podcast, Vince.

“Love and Hip Hop: New York” star Cyn Santana found herself in cultural crosshairs earlier this year when she claimed that Black men prefer Latinas over Black women. Santana stopped by “The Real” to try to vindicate herself and explain what she really meant by the statement she made during a 2016 podcast. Santana, who…

Recording and tattoo artist Phor from “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” is no stranger to mental health issues. In February 2019, viewers watched as his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts played out in front of his colleagues and the cameras. His raw emotion in this vulnerable moment helped to catapult the discussion of mental health…

Each year during the month of October we turn our focus to bringing awareness to breast cancer in women, but now with the news of Mathew Knowles‘ diagnosis, we are alarmed by the cases of breast cancer in Black men. Breast cancer is a disease that primarily affects women and occurs when cells in the…

Social media can be an unforgiving and cold place, and it also has the memory of an elephant. It never forgets. Just ask “The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai. Soon after Mai and rapper Jeezy announced their official relationship on Instagram, fans of “The Real” excavated a long-buried episode where Mai makes controversial utterances regarding her…

Even with the torrential rain and thundering storm on early Sunday evening, June 30, The South Shore Opera Company of Chicago electrified the audience gathered at the South Shore Cultural Center presenting the Tremendous Tenors Tribute Concert. The concert featured some of the best operatic tenor singers, all of whom were Black men. The program…

Michael Glover began his career in the food industry with the McDonald’s Corporation. He took full advantage of the opportunities for further training, mostly on the job, but with highly qualified members of staff from the McDonald’s corporation. Success in business and the challenge to rise above the life of the streets in order to…

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is calling on the Arizona Department of Corrections to lift its ban on Paul Butler’s book “Chokehold: Policing Black Men.” According to the ACLU, it had recently come to to the organization’s attention that Butler’s book was prohibited inside correctional facilities across the state. Butler is a Black professor…

The principal of Homewood Flossmoor High School located in the south suburbs of Chicago is currently under scrutiny for a letter sent home with students claiming they are in gangs or have been associated with gang activity. A letter was sent home with about 70 students after an e-mail was sent to their parents stating,…

Detroit native Andre L. Johnson is president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Recovery Project, a multi-service nonprofit that provides a wide spectrum of support services to the city’s recovery community. Such services include GED preparation; 12-step support groups; housing assistance; job readiness and employment assistance; and HIV prevention, testing and counseling services. Since its…

The Rev. Charles Christian Adams served as the presiding pastor at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for 11 years before becoming a co-pastor of the congregation alongside his father, Dr. Charles G. Adams. In addition to his preaching and teaching ministry, Adams has traveled the world, ministering in Geneva, Switzerland, for the World Council of Churches;…

Father and community advocate Robert Shakhan is a recovery coach for the Detroit Recovery Project Inc. His passion is bringing healing to people who have experienced trauma or severe life stressors due to drug addiction. As a certified drug and alcohol counselor, Shakhan is trained in treatment, recovery support and relapse prevention. He will be one…

Kevin Johnson holds a Ph.D. in medical sociology, a master’s degree in family sociology and a bachelor of science degree in public affairs. He is a licensed social worker and certified peer support specialist and has practiced and served as a director, therapist, case manager and behavioral specialist in the health and human services arena for…

Dr. Joe Johnson

Any conversation concerning pursuing your purpose is a conversation that author and speaker Dr. Joe Johnson can engage in. With two books under his belt and decades of counseling and speaking experience, Johnson has mastered his purpose, which is to help others discover and pursue their own. Discussing key topics such as pursuing purpose over…

Houston movie director Courtney Glaude is breaking barriers in the film industry. His film Row received recognition at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival (LASFF) for Best Drama 2017. He recently partnered with the content vault Vimeo to present his new series Amygdala. Amygdala reflects our 21st century co-existence with school shootings, HIV, and domestic violence. Amygdala touches on…

Berto “TPG” Horne, a Detroit native and Morehouse man, uses his platform to travel around the country hosting speaking engagements, curating upscale events and endorsing signature brands. When he’s not busy traveling, you can find him mentoring students in the Junior Achievement Academy at Atlanta’s Frederick Douglass High School. In the fall of 2018, Berto is…