Dominique Side is an artist, serial entrepreneur, and vegan fashion/lifestyle influencer. She has built a boutique vegan grocery store, founded the new “Nikki Green” luxury vegan clothing line, and is co-owner of the Vgn Bae Music Group, featuring an eco-friendly studio located in Houston, Texas. With over 95,000+ followers on Instagram, she inspires others to go plant-based through her social media and is showing the world that being vegan doesn't mean you can't have fun. Dominique is on to talk about Veganuary, a meat free month, spirituality, and her new project. 

Fuego The Profit is an artist not bound by geographical or genre limitations, but rather guided by a passion for storytelling and emotional connection.  Today he shares his story from going broke, facing mental health challenges, and his tough path on his road to success. 

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College Football Playoff National Championship is coming to Houston! We talk to Chris Massey, President of the Houston 2024 Host Committee and Zac Emmons, Director of Marketing & Communications Houston 2024 College Football Playoff Host Committee, who lets us know about all the happenings that will be going on January 5th through 8th. 

Local nonprofit Fund for Teachers announces an exciting new partnership with the CFP Foundation. The partnership aims to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help empower and invest in teachers — here in Houston, across Texas, and nationwide — with events and efforts leading up to the national title game!  We talk to FFT representative, Karen Eckhoff about all the excitement surrounding the CFPNC.

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In support of the Houston Food Bank and touching the hearts of Houston’s producers, artist and pioneers, The Birthday Cake Wedding Foundation will host an elegant close out the year event. The Tex Mex and Southern Soul Ball Til You Fall will be held December 30, 2023, at 8:00 pm till 1 am at Maceo’s Venue located at 4637 Dagg Rd 77048. We talk to the CEO and Founder, Clemmie St. Amand, about her incredible foundation and event. 

Next we talk to author, motivational speaker, global health influencHER, cancer survivor, and HIV/AIDS activist, Kecia Sharae. We talk about healing, the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS, and the correlation between HIV/AIDS and colorectal cancer.  

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Dr. Candice Matthews is back for her monthly update on the issues that she's been exposing in Fort Bend County.  She's brought along with her Eugene Howard and his grandmother, Mary Gardener, to talk about the land that the Thompson family owns and how the bodies of their loved ones was dug up and replaced with new homes. 

Next we speak with Judson Robinson, President of the Houston Area Urban League about his recent feature on Comcast NBC Universal's "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement." We also discussed the Houston Area Urban League's 2023 Equal Opportunity Day Gala (EOD), celebrating individuals, corporations, and organizations that have given and continue to give service, resources, and time to help marginalized communities in the Greater Houston Area. 

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Founded on a vision of fostering excellence, leadership, and positive community impact, Emerging 100 Houston stands as a beacon of empowerment for young professionals in the greater Houston area. We talk to the current President of the Emerging 100 Houston, Kris Mixon, and the VP of Operations and President-Elect, Andre Phillips. The distinguished gentlemen of Emerging100 Houston are thrilled to announce the highly-anticipated 2nd Annual Royalé Gala, an exquisite commemoration of black excellence. This extraordinary event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 16th, 2023, at the prestigious Silver Street Studios in Houston.

Next we talk to Angela King, Brittney, and Zachary from Southwest Crossing Outreach. CenterPoint Energy has placed a 300,000 gallon propane facility behind our community homes. Propane is a highly flammable gas, and potential leaks and ignition sources can cause an explosion. This puts our community's safety at high risk. We talk to the good people at SWCO, who gives us an update since their visit on the program back in March of this year.

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Zuhri Care will host a Senior Care Basic Needs Drive aimed at supporting seniors grappling with an alarming increase in poverty rates. The Senior Care Basic Needs Drive will take place on December 9, 2023, at The Gite Gallery (2024 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004) from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. During the event, we will be collecting essential items that seniors urgently require: ● Clothing (new): Pants, Shirts, Dresses, Underwear, Socks, Hats, Coats, Shoes, Adult Diapers ● Toiletries: First Aid Kits, Toothbrushes & Toothpaste, Soap & Body Wash, Lotion ● Food: Non-perishable items, Pet food ● Medical Devices (new): Blood Pressure Monitors, Canes, Walkers In addition to physical donations, Zuhri Care will accept cash and gift cards.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Alpha Eta Lambda Chapter, is having their party with a purpose, Ivy Ice & Toy Drive, along with the AKA's on December 1st at Five Central.  On Sunday, December 3rd it's the Founder's Day Worship Service at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church and then the Houston Alpha's will have their Annual Founder's Day Celebration and Brotherhood Smoke at Rockhouse Southern Kitchen on Monday, December 4th. 

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Black Entrepreneurs Week (BEW) is a full week dedicated to bringing recognition to and uplifting the efforts of Black-owned businesses, while connecting them to the local community. Through a series of events, BEW creates opportunities that will help with the growth of entrepreneurship and wealth-building initiatives in our communities. These events consist of various in-person and online business and community leaders covering thought-provoking topics, interactive panel discussions, and community-building programs that educate, connect, and inform in accordance with our theme.  We talk to the founder of BEW and Equalibery, Philip J. Yates, the co-founder of Equalibery, Kodi Baliey, and the VP at J.P. Morgan Chase, Sherry Green to explain everything about the Black Entrepreneurs Week.

Ashley Barnes is the Program Manager for AIDS Healthcare Foundation.  This segment we talk about her journey with caring for her mother, who died of complications do to AIDS, the current status of the infection rate here in Harris County, and how you can win tickets to see Janet Jackson in concert at the NRG Arena for the World AIDS Day Concert Event on December 1st, which is World AIDS Day.

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For the last five years, BMW has proudly assisted in helping to provide over 12 million meals* to people in need through Feeding America. With this year’s program alone, we hope to continue to grow and further build connections with the local food banks in your community. We talk to the Area Manager of BMW, John Garcille, about why BMW wanted to be involved in the community, their partnership with Feeding America, and the quality of a BMW vehicle. Now through November 30th, your purchase of a new BMW will help provide approximately 200 meals through Feeding America. You will also be able to take advantage of exceptional holiday offers available right now.

Next we talk to the CEO & Founder of Children of Diversity and she's also the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats Statewide and Harris County Accountability Chair, Dr. Candice Matthews.  Dr. Matthews gives up an update on the Darryl George, the 17 year old junior at Barbers Hill Hight School who was suspended for not cutting his hair, foster care recruitment, and major corruption that she's cracking on that's about to be exposed. 

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As we still grapple with record rates of inflation and see increased interest rates and non-mortgage consumer debt, having manageable debt and making progress to eradicate it entirely is a cornerstone of financial stability. SpenDebt is doing its part to strengthen our communities, promote financial education, and work toward a more equitable Houston. Dedicated to their mission of helping people take hold of their finances, Houston-based FinTechCompany, SpenDebt has partnered with Snowball Wealth to host and bring “Funds Up!”, a 12-week financial wellness challenge, to Houston. Kiley Summers, the founder of SpenDebt, explains how it all works.

Lady Kaye, owner, facility operator, and Head of A&R of Hit Vault Studios Houston, invites us to the "Show Me What You Got" Content Party hosted by Hit Vault Studios Houston. This event promises to be a showcase of talent and a celebration of artistic expression. She, along with collabarator and podcast host, DG, also tells us about the all the services offered at Hit Vault Studios Houston and discuss the current state of Hip-Hop and Rap music. 

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Premier America Credit Union is sponsor for our Radio One Veteran's Day Golf Classic Tournament.  We speak with APCU representatives, Natasha Tillman and Porche Kimble, about the history and background on Premier America, the difference between a traditional bank vs. a credit union, and the key benefits to joining a Credit Union.  As well as, the work they do for the community and why they wanted to sponsor this event. 

Chadd Black is here to make one of the biggest announcements of his career, thus far, as well as, sign his new recording contract w/ Houston’s Own VGN BAE Music Group!  We're also joined by the CEO’s of VBMG, Dominique Side and Anthony Hall, in this conversation around what the future holds for creative collaborations, the services VGN BAE Studios offers, and what a healthy Artist + Label Relationship looks like. 

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