Follow Hot 104.1 On Twitter: Boxing champ Devon Alexander grew up in St. Louis and knows all about what today’s youth are facing with the violence and poverty. So does his brother, Vaughn Alexander, who’s also a boxer, but took another path that got him 11 years in prison. Together, they’re asking St. Louis to […]
Follow Hot 104.1 On Twitter: As violence continues to plague our city after hundreds of community efforts, one has to ask the question: Do Black Lives Matter (to Black people)? This morning (August 16, 2018), a man in his 40’s was shot and killed near Ridge and Union in North St. Louis. The victim’s name […]
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Wow! How does it make you feel to know that St. Louis is one of THE most dangerous cities– not only in the United States– but in the world? In a recent report by The Citizens Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice, the Mexico based research organization compiled a list of the world’s 50 most […]
An argument escalated to a tragedy in one Chicago community on Sunday. In the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side, Donald Johnson, 22, was arguing with his 43-year-old father over who would walk the dog that morning. Eventually, the intensity increased and both family members shot each other at about 8:20 a.m., according to Chicago police […]
A Chicago teen has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed on Facebook Live.
During Friday's episode of "All In With Chris Hayes," Ja’Mal Green put Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on blast for not addressing issues faced by the Black community.
“This was an unfortunate incident on the subway at Christmas time where lots of people lose their tempers," the woman's lawyer said in her defense.
A Cook County judge has ruled that Antonio Brown is not guilty of gun charges stemming the fatal shooting of his son, Amari, 7, in 2015.
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UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards condemned the shooting, calling it an “unspeakable and unjustified attack.” “Rest assured, every resource available to the State of Louisiana will be used to ensure the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice,” he said. https://twitter.com/LouisianaGov/status/754708841460137984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Several police officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sunday morning, the […]
Bun B airs out his frustration about the recent shootings and gun violence with the Madd Hatta Morning Show. Get The Latest Music and Entertainment News On Your Phone “There’s a war going on in these streets…we can’t go to war with the police,” Bun B says. Bun B asks “how do black people stop other people […]