Pride month is the commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was the tipping point of the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. The month-long celebration in June  involves parades, and other special events movements to celebrate the progress of the LGBTQ+ community. Throughout the month, music artists and performers have celebrated their sexuality while others finally addressed their sexual orientation through the process of “coming out.” Last year was no exception when the “Old Town Road” rapper Lil Nas X urged his fans to take a closer look at his song “c ..read more

While some crimes are so heinous that they arise to the occasion of the death penalty, the real problem with the system, besides the obvious of trying to play God with the criminal justice system, is its inherent fairness to black lives. Case in point is what happened in Nathaniel Woods Thursday night when the state of Alabama threw commonsense, decency, fairness and basic humanity out of the window and decided to execute Nathaniel. Nathaniel was charged with the murder of three cops, but the problem was he didn’t pull the trigger. He knew it, the DA knew it, the judge knew it, the cops knew ..read more

Tha Afterparty Radio announces a new banger to its lit rotation. “Live Out Loud w/ Roseanney” is just the show that you’ve been craving. As an author, speaker and confidence master, Roseanney Liu “chats with experts in international travels, parenting, nonfiction writing and multipreneurship, bringing you the best solutions to trending issues to live out the life you want. This West Side show airs the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6-7 pm PST. If you don’t want to miss this hot online radio show found exclusively on Tha Afterparty Radio or any of the rest of Tha Afterparty’s award-winnin ..read more

Remember me telling you it has been our ultimate goal to get out of the box (studio) and take our live show on the road. Well, after planning and powerful collaboration with two other girl bosses its finally happening! Tha Afterparty Radio in partnership with Geek Plus Magazine and The Game ChangeHers  invites you to join as we embark on a 6- City Tour that will bridge, support and inspire excellence to our community of creatives. The best part (for us) is to bring the REAL in organic conversations, heated disagreements, and engaging dialogues, that Afterparty Live! is known to bring. Our tou ..read more

So, you want to start a podcast? Great! Its very therapeutic AND its your opportunity to have your voice heard while bringing light to issues that are parallel to your passions. This means, DON’T present your show on the fly. You know, talking off the top of your head without any research or flow. Take the time to make sure you are knowledgeable on the content you’re bringing to your audience. Plus, no matter how entertaining you think you are when you are not prepared your listeners will be able to tell. So plan ahead! Spend time researching, organizing and prep work for your show. For my own ..read more

I’m not going to lie – “Songs About Sounds” was definitely different and interesting, which can be taken in a variety of ways. I would suggest listening for yourself and develop your own meaning around that sentiment. But, first, let me backtrack. One thing about Sarah Schonert is she definitely has a unique sound and an authentic quality about her that’s hard pressed to come by in a world full of cookie-cutter artists. However, with this type of indie/pop/synth style, it’s definitely not for everyone. For me, this one was a little hard to get into based off the first song, but as I kept liste ..read more

What does the disastrous Iowa caucus debacle say about the Democratic Party and the 2020 general election? If anything, it shows a party that wasn’t prepared, wasn’t led properly and one that managed to beat itself by trying to be too clever. Officials promised and promised that the process would run smoothly, but it was anything such. It took about a whole 24 hours later, effusive apologizing and a press conference before we got the results we were so anxiously waiting for. Since many have predicted that winner is more than likely to be the 2020 Democratic candidate, it’s pretty important for ..read more

It’s common knowledge by now that Colin Kaepernick isn’t afraid to speak his  mind whether the situation calls for it not. In his usual no-chill mode, Kap came for Jay-Z after video surfaced of Jay, Bey and Blue Ivy sitting during the National Anthem. The former QB-turned-crusader quipped, “I thought we were ‘past kneeling’ tho” in reference to Jay’s remarks a while back in reference to Kap’s now infamous kneeling during the anthem in protest of cops senselessly killing black folks. Let’s break this on down. Kap took it as a personal affront when Jay made his remarks, which he seems to believ ..read more

To mark the beginning of Black History Month, Google has chosen the lunch counter sit-in at Greensboro, North Carolina for its Doodle. The Greensboro Four bravely stood up to racism and discrimination by sitting at a whites-only counter at Woolworth’s. On day one, the four black college students waited all day despite not being served. Resolute in their mission, they returned on day two with the same results. However, by the third day, more than 300 students joined the movement, which lasted months and started a wave of similar demonstrations throughout the South and proved to be a monumental ..read more

The sports world, the entertainment world and fans all over the world were shook to the core over the untimely death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter, Gianna; John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser and pilot Ara Zobayan. It’s not lost on anybody how extremely tragic it is for nine lives to be lost so suddenly, especially with young teens involved. This tragedy also goes to show regardless of who you are, what you’ve accomplished, how much money you have that life is short, priceless and fleeting. The lesson from this crash and so many cata ..read more