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Battle Rap Corner

Avo gave us another needed classic, this time for the movement. I smiled, I laughed, I cried and had a constant Jaz face from start to finish. This battle was one of the most beautiful to watch and listen to. Both B Dot and Sistar Outspoken beautifully wrote about black love, power, strength but also […]

Battle Rap Corner

Battle rap is also in the fight against police brutality and white supremacy. So many times we get caught up with the drama and gossip in battle rap. However, when I see battle rappers putting their money where their mouth is and/or hitting the streets and fighting for justice I have to acknowledge it. Big […]

The 614

There’s hope in the youth right here in Columbus. We have seen many kids witnessing history and what taking action for change looks like with their parents. We have seen kids holding up banners, and participating in protests across the globe. A 9-year-old right here from Columbus, OH is going viral after a video showed […]

The 614

The local restaurant chain is under fire after allegedly trying to make employees deliver a catering order to Columbus Police on their day off. A funny part of the movie “Friday” was when Smokey (Chris Tucker) clowned Craig (Ice Cube) for getting fired on his day off. However, this story about Condado restaurant is not […]

The 614

Crowds gather again Friday night to protest police brutality and the recent murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN. Thursday night peaceful protest turned violent as some riot and looted local businesses and broke into the Ohio Statehouse. On Friday, groups of protest remained peaceful but some turned violent. Those showcasing aggression were met with […]

National

GOOD! Many people’s first response to seeing the backlash and consequences Amy Cooper is facing. Cooper, a white woman, went viral Tuesday morning after a video went viral showing her violating Central Park’s rule stating “all dogs must be on a leash.” When Christian Cooper (no relation), a black man, asked her to follow the […]

The 614

Restaurants have been waiting on the governor’s ok to reopen but not everybody is ready for it. Even though Governor Mike DeWine has given the ok for restaurants to go back to dining-in on Thursday, May 21, some restaurants in Columbus are not ready. DeWine gave a layout and health guide to help restaurant owners […]

Entertainment

The global pandemic is now forcing the network to go virtual in order to save its popular awards show. BET is going to try something new to avoid canceling the upcoming music award show. The network announced Wednesday that the award show will be virtual and air on Sunday, June 28 8/7C. Due to the […]

Battle Rap Corner

Gotti makes history by winning for the second time. We all knew it was going to come down between Geechi Gotti and Ill Will. Both had a crazy run in 2019, both battled on multiple leagues, both had big battles, big moments. However, Geechi received more votes by the panel giving him his second Champion […]

Battle Rap Corner

Surf is not in the mood anymore for Hoffa to breakdown his battle rap career anymore. Now to be fair, this all started after fans ask Math Hoffa to talk about Tsu Surf‘s battle rap record on his podcast. So he did, and he told fans he also feels like many others do that Surf […]

The 614

The teen is on her way to be done with college before finishing high school. We have seen people attend and graduate college at a young age. However, I can’t remember the last time I saw anybody graduate from college before they even finished high school. That is what 14-year-old Amber Bennett did after she […]

The 614

The nation’s largest “Race For The Cure” will now go down in Columbus on August 1. The race was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak and the original date was May 16. Julie McMahon, the Interim Director for “Race for the Cure” said the decision to push the race back “wasn’t taken lightly.” “Komen Columbus […]