Urban One Inc., a Black-owned business that operates media organizations across the country, recently ventured into partnership with Peninsula Pacific Entertainment to propose a $517 million casino resort in South Richmond.
Urban One's founder and chairperson was praised in the Senate on Dec. 15 for her work in radio and media, spanning 40 years.
Urban One's founder and chairperson received a once in a lifetime acknowledgement honoring her trailblazing leadership spanning 40 years, during a congressional hearing on Dec. 8.
A new survey seeking feedback from Richmond, Virginia, residents about plans to build a casino there follows criticism from African American business leaders that they and Black residents haven't been considered for the economic opportunities.
Panelists include activists and Urban One media personalities.
The ongoing debate over whether to build and operate new casinos in Virginia has failed to take the commonwealth’s Black residents and their economic opportunities into consideration, African American business leaders say.
Through its various platforms, Urban One's national reach touches 59 million households, 22 million listeners, 40 million video streams, 20 million unique visitors and 5 million app starts.
