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BHN Talk Radio (9-17-24): Sean 'Puffy' Combs gets indicted; Tito Jackson dies at 70; venture capital firm settles

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BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones review breaking news concerning

Sean Combs, charged in Manhattan federal court with sex trafficking and other federal offenses. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William S. Walker, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced that SEAN COMBS, a/k/a “Puff Daddy,” a/k/a “P. Diddy,” a/k/a “PD,” a/k/a “Love,” was arrested last night and charged in a three count Indictment with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.  The Indictment unsealed today alleges that between 2008 and the present, COMBS abused, threatened, and coerced women and others, and led a racketeering conspiracy that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, among other crimes.  COMBS is expected to be presented in Manhattan federal court this afternoon before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky. 


Then they discuss Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, who passed away at age 70.


MORE NEWS: Postponed until the next episode: The head of the South Florida police union claims Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was "uncooperative" Sunday during a traffic stop Sunday ahead of the first game of the season. However the video shows something a little different ...


SPOTLIGHT:  Frankie Beverly (born Howard Stanley Beverly; December 6, 1946 – September 10, 2024)

He was an American singer, songwriter, and producer known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze.  He formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1970. After moving to San Francisco and an introduction to Marvin Gaye, Maze later released nine Gold albums and created a large and devoted following.


Beverly died on September 10, 2024, at the age of 77.


GREEN TECH & CLIMATE WATCH: A powerful geomagnetic storm is poised to descend over Earth on Sept. 16, potentially bringing aurora borealis to regions like Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced — but it appears that some Californians were already lucky enough to witness it just outside their doorstep last week. However, one should be cautious of the safety of this spectacular sight ...


Climate change is making home insurance costs more expensive. These maps show prices and weather risks in your state: "From 2017 to 2022, homeowners insurance premiums rose 40% faster than inflation," a June report by the Bipartisan Policy Center says. "...For millions of households already struggling to make their mortgage payments, these monthly insurance costs are a significant burden. They can also put homeownership out of reach for prospective first-time homebuyers.“


FEATURE: SCOTUS was just denied a chance to eliminate ‘race-based funding’ — and ending affirmative action in college admissions had everything to do with it

A venture capital firm founded by Black women kept a case away from the U.S. Supreme Court that could have ended race-based entrepreneurial funding nationwide.


The Atlanta-based Fearless Fund settled a lawsuit Wednesday with the American Alliance for Equal Rights — the same conservative advocacy group responsible for bringing the case that ended affirmative action programs in college admissions.


Conservative activist Edward Blum, founder of the Alliance, brought a legal challenge against the Fearless Fund, an entrepreneurship funding competition open only to businesses owned by Black women. The program offered $20,000 to each of four winners in an effort to help Black women build growth within the venture capital industry. To be eligible, a business must be at least 50% owned by Black women.

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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: 4:00 PM PST/6:00CST/7:00ST. Listen on demand here or watch shows live here.




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