R.E.G. NEWS® Volume 1 Number 5 September 2020 02020 Woman Are Rising & Joan Meyers Brown is the founder of Woman Are Rising & Making History The Philadelphia Dance Company Making History cont. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Kamala Harris (PHILADANCO) and The Philadelphia are running mates on the Democratic ticket for this November Presidential Election. Now, we are ready to move forward and get this job done. We, the people want change and the way to implement change is by casting our votes. It can be by mail or by going out School of Dance Arts. to the polls. The Philadelphia Dance Company is a Catherine Liggins Hughes is an nonprofit organization that presents the American entrepreneur, radio highest quality of professional dancers and television personality and and dance performances on stages all business executive. WOL-AM, over the world. which stands for We Offer PHILADANCO was founded in 1970 and Love, is the flagship station of has a legacy of breaking barriers and Radio One, Inc. After being The bridges across cultural differences, while rejected for a business loan 32 Biden-Harris ticket is providing people performing for audiences representing times, Cathy Hughes’ the opportunity to see and experience citizens from diverse communities. The persistence paid off, and she the truth regarding our current purchased the station in 1980. President. They are pointing out how he National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists’ and art patrons has handled the Coronavirus pandemic, In the 1970s, Hughes created by the government. In immigrants, foreign policies, and the urban radio format called healthcare issues. What do you think and 2012 Joan Meyers Brown received the "The Quiet Storm" on Howard what change do you want to see in the nation’s highest civic honor for University's radio station United States? We do have a voice. Let excellence in the arts. WHUR with disc jockey and our actions speak louder in this election. fellow Howard student Melvin Just remember, we now have additional Lindsey. When the company options which include earlier voting, went public in 1999, she mail-in ballots, walk-ins, and online became the first African registration. Remember, you must American woman to head a register by 10/19/20 to participant in the publicly traded corporation. coming Presidential Election which will The National change our lives for the next four years. Medal of Arts is presented to her by Today, Radio One is a multi- Why not cast your vote and make that President Barack Obama. media conglomerate with change?

A Little Piece of History… Remember When!

Grover Washington, Jr. was an American jazz-funk / soul- jazz saxophonist. He was an influential musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and arranger. He is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. In the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mister Magic", "Reed Seed", "Black Frost", "Winelight", "Inner City Blues" and "The Best is Yet to Come". Woman Are Grover Washington, Jr. enjoyed collaborating and performing Rising & with other artists which includes Bill Withers on “Just the Two of Us”, Patti Labelle on “The Best Is Yet To Come”, and Phyllis Making Hyman on “A Sa cr e d Kind of Love ” . He is also remembered for History cont. his take on the Dave Brubeck classic "Take Five", and for his 1996 version of "Soulful Strut". After the Winelight project more than 56 radio Washington was credited for giving rise to a new group of stations across the talent that would make their mark in the late 1980’s and early country comprised of 1990’s. talk/news, gospel, R&B, and hip-hop Washington is known for bringing Kenny G to the forefront. formats. Also, including the talented artistry of Walter Beasley, Steve Cole, Pamela Williams, Najee, Boney James, and George

Howard. Washington's love of basketball, especially

the Philadelphia 76ers, led him to dedicate the second track, "Let It Flow", to Julius Erving (Dr. J). What a remarkable legacy

to leave and share with world.

The New Norm

Ed Bradley Broadcaster PBS Travel Show Afro- R.E.G. New Publication One more outstanding and Latino Culture R.E.G. will be publishing a new talented Philadelphia native son, quarterly magazine entitled “The Philadelphia Girls High School Ed Bradley. He was a nineteen- Alfa Report” which will be forth graduate Kim Haas launches a PBS time Emmy Award winning coming this September 2020. Afro-Latino Culture Travel Show broadcast journalist. He was best Subscribe at which made its debut this month known for his 26-year career as www.regentgroup.net/magazines on numerous PBS stations the anchor and reporter of 60 nationally. This show is a two- The introductory edition of The Alfa minutes news magazine, Bradley episode special that highlights the Report will contain articles and began his career as an intern contributions of Black people to commentary on Artists, Music, under the mentorship of Georgie the culture and history of Costa Songwriters, Musicians, Virtual Woods at WDAS-FM radio station. Rica. The show airs at 8 p.m. Events, and In-house Production. Wednesday, PBS’s NJTV 23 will air the second episode.

A former marketing director for Telemundo’s Philadelphia station who now runs her own communications firm in Northern New Jersey, Haas is fluent in Italian as well as Spanish. The daughter of Rose and Spencer Lewis graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls and majored in Spanish at the

University of Pittsburgh, earning Bradley started as a full time DJ her master’s in Spanish from La at WDAS-FM in the early 1960’s. Salle University. Bradley has covered more than As a producer herself, starting a 500 stories throughout his career travel show from scratch, “you just including the Vietnam War to an put one foot in front of the other, exclusive interview with Michael and make it happen. The PBS Jackson, he also won the Peabody This digital magazine can be producers “have to come up with Award and was honored with a delivered right to our subscriber’s the funding” for their projects. lifetime achievement award from inbox quarterly. Our magazine is Costa Rica’s tourism board the National Association of Black geared to keeping the independent provided in-kind services — Journalists. artist informed and updated on the including travel and hotel — and a various changes and current grant from the Ford Foundation events in the entertainment helped fund postproduction costs, industry. The Alfa Report will be a for the PBS Afro-Latino Culture game changer for the indie artist special. today. The Alfa Report is designed When you travel to Latin to level the playing field and

America, there are an awful lot of provide more exposure for indie In 1981, Honorable Philadelphia people who look like me. And their talent and veteran talent. From the Mayor William Green presented contributions are integral to the desk of Dee Wellmon, Editor & Bradley with a city citation and a development of so many Chief. Patriot’s Bowl, given for countries.” extraordinary public service.

R.E.G. New Video A Singing Legend Coronavirus and The Releases Gone… Changes in Education Public Pamela Hutchinson of the vocal The Institute of Health Metrics group “The Emotions”, has died at and Evaluation indicate that deaths age 61 on September 18th from the coronavirus could reach according to her Facebook page. 415,000 by January 2021. We need The iconic R&B sisterly vocal to remember fall is here and the flu

group were one of the leading season is upon us. Cases are being 9/14/20 female groups of the 1970’s. They tracked and expected to surge by crashed the soul charts in 1969 December, with both the flu and the That’s The Only Way with the tune “So I Can Love You” coronavirus. which reached #43 on the https://youtu.be/rWC8Jt0wJrI Temple University’s faculty Billboard Top Album charts. The union wants the school to keep Emotions are an American Grammy Award winning soul/R&B classes online in the spring. The vocal group from the windy city of union said nearly 80 percent of , . members polled believe classes should remain online in the

spring. More than 201,000 people in the United States have died of 9/15/20 coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. Over 6.9 million One Thousand Miles Americans have tested positive. https://youtu.be/SyKDm5PIit8 In the Philadelphia area, public health experts have said they believe college students returning to school have contributed to an

uptick in cases among young adults. We now know adults between ages 20 and 29 accounted for the greatest portion of new coronavirus These sisters started out as a cases - just over 20% between June 9/14/20 Gospel group but quickly and August, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. The People transitioned to performing R&B and music. known for their Centers for Disease Control and https://youtu.be/AaYUsk_v6Cw hits “Don’t Ask My Neighbor”, “I Prevention. The report of findings Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love”, suggest young adults are likely “Flowers”, “Show Me How”, “My contributing to community Honey & Me”, “Best of My Love” spread of the virus and are not as and so many others. The protected as previously believed. Emotions appeared in the 1973 R.E.G. NEWS – Volume 1 Number 5 documentary featured film Produced and published by: Roebuck “”, they performed the Entertainment Group. LLC ©2020 song “Peace Be Still”. Wattstax Editor/Chief: D. Wellmon 9/16/20 was a benefit concert organized by to commemorate Contributing Writers: Go for It – EP audio the seventh anniversary of the Maria L. Cedeño, D. Dauphine, Gigi By Leejay Magic 1965 riots in the African American community in Watts, Los Angeles. Bronco, and Leni Horne Available now at The concert took place at the Los www.regentgroup.net Email: www.regentgroup.net/video store Angeles Coliseum. [email protected]