Cathy Hughes, the founder and chairperson of Silver Spring media company Urban One Inc. (NASDAQ: UONE), has come under fire for making divisive comments on a Richmond radio show about opponents to her company’s plan to open a casino in Virginia’s capital city.
Hughes and other hosts on the “Richmond Grand Casino Update” radio show on Urban One-owned WPZZ 104.7-FM demeaned Richmond leaders and residents who oppose the company’s casino project, according to audio snippets posted online by anti-casino group No Means No Casino. The clips date from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1.
Allan-Charles Chipman, a former Richmond City Council candidate and casino opponent, accused Hughes on the social media platform X of calling him and other Black community leaders that oppose the project a derogatory term.
The audio posted by No Means No Casino includes comments from Hughes where she compares divisions in Richmond’s Black community to “house and field,” using the N-word to describe both groups.…
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