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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 2H

Afrika Bambaataa dies with controversy, Trick Daddy in debate

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Breaking:  Over 100 Nigerian civilians were accidentally killed, according to the local government.Afrika Bambaataa, the rapper and producer who helped create and bring hip-hop and electronic music to the world with songs such as "Planet Rock" and "Looking for the Perfect Beat," has died. He was 68 years old.  He carries with him the past of sexual abuse allegations, according to a former member of the group.Trick Daddy’s performance at an AKA conference sparks controversy.Automatic military draft explained.Spotlight: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles, CA): Founded in 1966, is considered the only Black college in California.Elections:  The Texas Supreme Court has effectively blocked a lower court’s order to remove Brittanye Lashay Morris, a Democratic candidate for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner, from the May 26 runoff ballot.Lead Story:  The Pine Bluff Branch NAACP has formally requested that the National NAACP Board adopt a resolution addressing systemic institutional failures that leave elderly African Americans with dementia vulnerable to financial exploitation — failures documented in the case of Dr. Jacquelyn W. McCray, a 2024 Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame inductee whose family trust was allegedly exploited while state and local agencies designed to protect her failed to act.

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