97.9 The Beat Staff

97.9 The Beat Staff

Money is powerful, and it can become a real beast in a relationship! Money can cause severe marriage or relationship problems – especially if you don’t have enough. According to Dr Judy Kuriansky, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to a Healthy Relationship, money is one of the top three sources of tension between couples. […]

From The Nation On Monday the New York Times reported that the percentage of black Americans who believe race relations in America are generally good has doubled since July. This statistic forces me to ask: why are African Americans feeling so good about our country in a time of economic crisis and international conflict? It […]

From HuffingtonPost.com: If there’s one thing in this world that we love unabashedly, it’s awesome kid reporter Damon Weaver from Pahokee, Florida, who gained national attention after interviewing Joe Biden, and heroically keeping his microphone aloft for several of the Vice President’s long-winded answers. From there, Weaver went on a quest to gain an interview […]

What’s up, this is your boy Bobby V and I’m very excited to blog for globalGrind. I’m not going to beat around the bush like some of the other blogs; I’m going to jump right into it and let you know 3 is the new 2.     The art of a menage a trois […]

What’s up, this is your boy Bobby V and I’m very excited to blog for globalGrind. I’m not going to beat around the bush like some of the other blogs; I’m going to jump right into it and let you know 3 is the new 2.     The art of a menage a trois […]

Remember when I said that I get paid to play video games? I wasn’t bullshittin’…. From E3 to beating EA Sports developers, the competitive nature of video games is as addicting as Cassie is to Ryan Leslie. But through it all, no one quite got a hold of my joystick like this young lady from […]

When it comes to mopping the floor, it’s a pain in the butt to move the chairs around a table. However, the folks at Ikea have come up with the perfect solution. These chair hangers are brackets that mount to the underside of your table to make cleaning your floor easier. Here’s hoping the folks […]

Hello Beautiful, get ready to be taken on a hair extravaganza with no other than Fredric Fekkai stylist to the stars, Johnny Wright!

On March 30, 2019, everyone will be tuned in to TV One live to watch some of our favorite actors, musicians, films and more receive much needed honors from the African American community they’ve uplifted and inspired. For the first time ever, the telecast will take place from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California which […]

Enter for a chance to win a date with an #InstaLoveDate thanks to #BeyondTheLights in theaters November 14.

Yesterday (Jan. 26), the world lost a basketball icon when Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other individuals were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA. There are far too many words to share about Bryant’s impact as a ballplayer and a father but he was a man of the world. In his early 20s, […]

Three more Black women have been accused of prostitution after a man offered to buy them some drinks during a night out in New York.…