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In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the news publishers review the previous primary election outcomes and the "Super-Tuesday" primary elections happening in 18 states while they are broadcasting live during this show.

Smith reviews the latest Texas election concerns, Jones and Najieb review the California elections and candidates for the U.S. Senate seat representing California, Proposition 1 and a local measure.

With news publishers, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, get the latest breaking, political and other news from a Black perspective, new episodes live on Tuesdays: 2:00pPST/4:00CST/5:00ST. Encores at 10:00pPST/12:00AMCST/1:00AMEST.

In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the news publishers talk about the latest breaking news out of Texas, as well as the breaking news related to former Run-DMC co-founder, Jam Master J.

Then the news hosts delved into the results of the South Carolina primaries, the in-progress Michigan primary elections, and the upcoming California and Texas primaries on Super Tuesday.

The news hosts also comment on the 14 bills the California Legislative Black Caucasus is attempting to pass through Calif., who has a major budget deficit.

They finish up with an update about the trial of Jonathan Majors that has been delayed until April.
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With news publishers, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, get the latest breaking, political and other news from a Black perspective, new episodes live on Tuesdays: 2:00pPST/4:00CST/5:00ST. Encores at 10:00pPST/12:00AMCST/1:00AMEST.

Donna Summer's estate claimed "copyright infringement" and disapproved of Kanye West's use of the alleged sample of song, "I Feel Love," according to Billboard. So, he made derivative that is still questionable.

Yahoo News reported that Beyoncé, who is known for her pop and RnB songs, released two country-style singles, "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages." Both are from her upcoming album "Renaissance Act II.“Last week, KYKC, a country music station in Oklahoma, rejected a request to play "Texas Hold 'Em," sparking a debate about who should be allowed to perform country music. The station later reversed its decision.

Knowles hit back at critics on Saturday by resharing an Instagram video that showed old clips of Beyoncé in country fashion before the release of her new songs.Knowles said in the caption that cowboy culture was not strictly for white people, reminding readers that they grew up in Texas.

TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY: One of America's greatest orators, Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895 in Washington, DC at age 77. He was born (Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) and celebrated February 14, 1818 as the date of his birth. Douglass was born in Talbot County, Maryland. Born a slave, after escaping slavery, Douglass became one of the world's foremost abolitionist and human rights leaders.

President Biden is strongly positioned for the Democratic nomination as president against U.S. Representative Dean Phillips; meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate, Nikki Haley, remains defiant, criticizing Republicans who privately complain about candidate Donald Trump’s ironclad grip on the GOP, only to bow to “herd mentality” and publicly endorse him, according to Mother Jones.Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib joined growing calls from progressive activists in Michigan to vote “uncommitted” in the state's Democratic presidential primary on Feb. 27 instead of voting for Biden; she is the only Palestinian American representative in Congress, according to NBC News.'

In this episode of Black Headline News Talk Radio Show, February 20, 24, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones discuss the following: The aftermath of comments from the song sang at the Superbowl by Grammy-winning recording artist Andra Day, "Lift Every Voice and Sing,"originally written by James Weldon Johnson, composed by his brother should be redemption for the third verse of the U.S. national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, created by amateur poet, attorney, anti-abolitionist, and slave-owner, 35 year-old Francis Scott Key. According to the www.thenation.com, Key's message in that third voice to the blacks fighting for freedom was unmistakable—we will hunt you down and the search will leave you in terror because, when we find you, your next stop is the gloom of the grave.

In this episode of Black Headline News Talk Radio Show with Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Cheryl Smith, the news publishers discuss the recent hospitalization of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, Super Bowl 58 reflections, and a review of the latest primary election results in Nevada and The Virgin Islands as well as the special elections for New York's 3rd congressional district.

In Black History, the New York Rens were the first Black-owned, all-Black, fully professional basketball team in history, formed in Harlem in 1923. That year, basketball manager Robert “Bob” Douglas made a deal with Harlem real estate developer William Roach, the owner of the Renaissance Casino, a newly opened ballroom.

In this episode of Black Headline News Talk Radio Show with Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Cheryl Smith, the news publishers discuss the recent hospitalization of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, Super Bowl 58 reflections, and a review of the latest primary election results in Nevada and The Virgin Islands as well as the special elections for New York's 3rd congressional district.

In this episode of Black Headline News Talk Radio Show with Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Cheryl Smith, the news publishers discuss the recent hospitalization of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, Super Bowl 58 reflections, and a review of the latest primary election results in Nevada and The Virgin Islands as well as the special elections for New York's 3rd congressional district.

In this episode of Black Headline News Talk Radio Show with Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Cheryl Smith, the news publishers discuss the recent hospitalization of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, Super Bowl 58 reflections, and a review of the latest primary election results in Nevada and The Virgin Islands as well as the special elections for New York's 3rd congressional district.

In this BHN Super Bowl 58 special, show host, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb reviews the football game basics, unique facts about the Super Bowl and the two teams playing--the 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, and what to expect in each team's line-up based on the player's depth charts.
The Super Bowl is happening on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM PST/6:30 PM EST.

President Joe Biden overwhelming won the primary election for the Democratic nomination in South Carolina, well over 93%; however, the voter turnout was so low in that state, especially among Black voters that the Biden-Harris Campaign seem to be very concerned about outreaching to this specific group.

With hopes of strengthening its connection with Black voters, the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign has hired Jasmine Harris as the director of Black Media, according to The GRIO. But the grave concern is that Black media is left out of the media buys to reach these intricate voters--will this hurt the Biden-Harris Campaign? The BHN Radio news team discuss the the pros and cons.

California's governor, Gavin Newsom, is in a video that has gone viral nationwide due to the nature of an in-store incident with a store clerk.

Democratic Governor Newsom has been coined by some far right politicians and voters as being "too soft on crime." This was a focus for many Republicans in California during a recall effort of Newsom in 2021--they even paid for a commercial during the recall effort purporting this misleading information, according to the Los Angeles Times. The same article explained that compared to other states, a report from the California Policy Lab found that violent crime rates increased slightly and property crime rates decreased substantially in California between 2019 and 2020.

Even if the media corrects such misinformation, some people still will choose to believe what's not true because it is more sensational. Newsom discovered this himself this past December while buying items at a Target store in Sacramento--If one store clerk is misinformed, imagine what others must believe as well ...

In this episode of BHN Radio, news publishers Cheryl smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones first discuss the breaking news about the three US soldiers killed in the drone attack on a US military outpost in Jordan. The three Black soldiers were identified as Sgt. William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; and Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, according to the Defense Department. They were all assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, a US Army Reserve unit based out of Fort Moore, Georgia, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing, according to CNN.

Meanwhile, California has been suffering severe atmospheric rivers for the past several days, with more rain storms to come. An atmospheric river is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated water vapor transported in the atmosphere. It’s like a river in the sky that can be 1,000 miles long. On average, atmospheric rivers have about twice the regular flow of the Amazon River, according to Qian Cao.

As the second week of Black History Month is under way, BHN Radio news publishers honor Carter G. Woodson for trailblazing the path from Negro History Week which spawned into Black History Month. Born in Virginia, the son of former slaves, Woodson had to put off schooling while he worked in the coal mines of West Virginia. He graduated from Berea College, and became a teacher and school administrator. Earning graduate degrees at the University of Chicago, Woodson then became the second African American, after W. E. B. Du Bois, to obtain a PhD degree from Harvard University. Woodson is the only person whose parents were enslaved in the United States to obtain a PhD in history.[6] Largely excluded from the uniformly-white academic history profession, Woodson realized the need to make the structures which support scholarship in black history, and black historians. He taught at historically black colleges, Howard University and West Virginia State University, but spent most of his career in Washington, D.C., managing the ASALH, public speaking, writing, and publishing.

In this final segment of BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the news publishers discuss the misleading and misinformation President Trump spews at rallies and the challenges it presents to voters.

Finally the news talk team reviews the comments from rap artist and business guru, Snoop Dogg who squashed his beef with President Trump.

In this second part of this BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the news publishers comment on the need for the Democratic Party to take a stronger effort in reaching Black voters.

They also discuss the troubles President Trump will have with independent voters if he ends of running again President Biden in the upcoming November election.

In this episode of the BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, part 1 reviews the late music icon, Marlena Shaw and her influences on rap music.
Thereafter, the news publishers discuss the New Hampshire primary election aftermath between Nikki Haley and President Donald Trump regarding his demands for Haley to drop out now after his two-state win.

In part three of this episode, news co-hosts Smith, Jones and Dudley Najieb discussed the lack of energy from the Democratic Party to go after the Black vote. Are they taking the Black vote for granted? The news show hosts answer why this is the case.

In the second portion of this segment, Dudley Najieb reviews the fallacies of the California U.S. Senate debate that took place the night before in Los Angeles, Calif. Broad topics in the debate lacked a state focus for concerned voters. Dudley Najieb explains why in this segment.