Black Teen Empowerment Radio 7-12-2009

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The aim of the show is to dialogue about how African-American communities can better support their children, discussing the most feasible ways to reach and teach today’s young generation and informing you on existing community resources that are not widely publicized.

Today's Show:

Today we experienced some user error and picked up the podcast ten minutes into the live show today. Justin Sachs was unable to connect so he will be rescheduled for another date but the show was still very interesting with great information on Black business to business opportunities and addressing sexual abuse.

We will discuss the recent accomplishment of Black Teen Kimberly Anyadike who became the youngest African American female pilot to complete a cross country flight.

The Valley Swim Club racism saga continues with some members denying the racism charges and others acknowledging that racism was part of the decision to deny African American and Hispanic American children access to the pool.

Special Guest is Justin Sachs who is the founder and chairman of the board of the Peak Performance Lifestyles Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated and committed to empowering teenagers with the tools to become leaders and to contribute to their communities.

Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates.

The deal is the product of two years of negotiations between webcasters and copyright holders. In March 2007, a ruling by the federal Copyright Royalty Board dramatically raised the rates that Internet radio stations must pay artists and recording labels — leading many online radio stations to warn that the new rates would put them out of business by eating up as much as 70 percent of revenue.

At least one popular online radio service — Pandora Media of Oakland, Calif., which derives much of its revenue from advertising — said the new agreement will help ensure its survival.

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Job Finding Tools On Twitter

Black Talk Media Project has just made locating jobs a little bit easier for job seekers. After weeks of creating and tweaking more than fifty profiles on Twitter, the Black Talk Media Project is pleased that Twitter users are finding and using this service to get updates on the latest Job openings posted on the Internet by employers. The service is powered in part by the job finder service Simply Hired that also powers the community Job Board and Search Engine website. Other listing posted on the Twitter profiles are gathered by bots searching the Internet for jobs listed on various employer's websites.

*Below is a listing of the Twitter profiles that allow users to get text messages of recent job postings on the web delivered straight to their mobile devices. However, users should check their text messaging plans with their respective carriers so as not to occur extra charges on their monthly bills.