About Keenan Higgins

Keenan Higgins is a NYC-based photojournalist, self-proclaimed sneakerhead, and fiend for legit streetwear — #nohypebeast though! — that works daily to seamlessly link style, art, urban culture and music on a common platform

We got popular political activist & attorney Ben Crump on the show to talk about what's happening to get justice for the death of 22-year old Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police on a no-knock warrant while asleep on his cousin's couch.

The "Hot Spot" is filled with some rather unfortunate news today, including a reboot of 'The Boondocks' getting cancelled, a somber unearthed interview from late Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst and a surprising revelation that 2 Chainz made while comparing his days of trapping vs. rapping.

In today's "Mind Body Business" report, Maria More reminds us of some key signs that many people tend to ignore when it comes to health that definitely shouldn't be put on the back burner. 

Da Brat is closing out the week with some conversation-worthy topics in today's "Hot Spot" report, from Halle Berry criticizing the lack of Black "Best Actress" winners at the Oscars to the upcoming 'Valentine's VERZUZ' between soul brothers Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild. 

Rickey is back today with another tale for "StoryTime" to explain a hilarious memory of walking his grandma home after she had a few too many drinks from the local liquor lady.

Today on the "Hot Spot" includes both heartbreaking and heartwarming news, with Issa Rae and Airbnb teaming up to make her L.A. home into a weekend getaway for Valentine's Day plus the mother of late Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst speaking out on the depression that led to her daughter's unfortunate suicide.

We brought in Dr. Tony Allen, Chairperson of President Biden's HBCU Board of Advisors, to help answer some questions and hopefully make sense out of the recent negativity surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country.

We got former Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell to join us on the show today to talk about what inspired his new 90-day devotional book and what led him to accepting a new path in ministry.

"Gary's Tea" discussed some very interesting topics today, including a pregnancy announcement from two music superstars, a little lesbian flirtation between two R&B queens and a hip-hop king that believes he's making way too much money to be single. 

We're continuing our conversation around safety prevention by focusing in on the popular trend of online dating, and to share some helpful tips we brought on our good friend from the Birmingham Police Department and A&E's hit crime series 'The First 48,' Detective Chris Anderson.