Ferguson Lives…Young Blacks Continue to Die

Ferguson Lives...Young Blacks Continue to Die

Where do we go from here?


What: Hot 104.1 FM and Old
School 95.5 FM,
stations of Radio
One, Inc. will
convene a Town Hall
Meeting to discuss
not only the unrest
in Ferguson, but
address the impeding
violence, socio-
economic and law
enforcement issues
facing African-
Americans. The
meeting will
broadcast live on
both stations. It
will also be live
streamed by
Interactive One,
Radio One Inc.'s
digital company at
www.newsone.com


Who: Moderated by Shorty
da Prince and
Demetrius Johnson of
Radio One, members
of the media are
invited to witness
the lively multi-
disciplinary panel
of national and
local speakers:

Music/
Entertainment -
Murphy Lee (St.
Lunatics)

Law Enforcement -
Major Robinson
STL City Police

Chief Dotson, STL City Police

Politicians -
Alderman Lewis
Reed, Board
President,
Aldermen City of
St. Louis

Community - James
Clark, Better
Family Life

Myisa Whitloc, St. Louis RISE

Alice Prince, SLATE

Legal - Anthony
Gray, Esq. -
Attorney for the
Michael Brown
Family

Media- Sharon
Reed, KMOV TV
(CBS affiliate)


When: From 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 26,
2014

Media Call:
5:00 p.m.

Open to Public: 5:00
p.m.


Where: Harris Stowe State
University

Dr. Henry Givens Jr.
Administration
Building Main
Auditorium

3026 Laclede Ave

St. Louis, MO 63103


Why: The news from
Ferguson has
transfixed the
nation. Another
young black man
brutally and
senselessly murdered
by law enforcement
in our country.
Radio One, Inc.
through its local
affiliates Hot 104.1
FM and Old School
95.5 FM will convene
a Town Hall to
address the issues
threatening the
safety of African-
Americans. The focus
of discussion will
address, where do we
go from here and how
do we make a moment
a movement? A multi-
disciplinary
national and local
panel of speakers
will provide
inspiration,
information and
insight followed by
voter registration.


Radio One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (http://www.radio-one.com/), is a diversified media company that primarily targets African-American and urban consumers. The Company is one of the nation's largest radio broadcasting companies, currently owning and/or operating 54 broadcast stations located in 16 urban markets in the United States. Through its controlling interest in Reach Media, Inc. (http://www.blackamericaweb.com/), the Company also operates syndicated programming including the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the Russ Parr Morning Show, the Yolanda Adams Morning Show, the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Bishop T.D. Jakes' "Empowering Moments", and the Reverend Al Sharpton Show. Beyond its core radio broadcasting franchise, Radio One owns Interactive One (http://www.interactiveone.com/), an online platform serving the African-American community through social content, news, information, and entertainment. Interactive One operates a number of branded sites, including News One, UrbanDaily, HelloBeautiful and social networking websites, including BlackPlanet and MiGente. In addition, the Company owns a controlling interest in TV One, LLC (http://www.tvoneonline.com/), a cable/satellite network programming primarily to African-Americans.

Contact: Yashima White AziLove,
Vice President, Corporate Communications
O: 301.429.3239
C: 240.997.3180



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