Bronx Council Member Andy King joined Brooklyn Council Members Inez Barron and newly elected Farah Louis, along with representatives from The National Black Leadership Alliance (NBLA) and The Central Brooklyn Leadership Council (CBL), to rally against racist and misogynistic hip hop lyrics and call out WQHT (97.1 FM “Hot 97”) and WWPR Power 105.1 for playing the offensive music.
The rally corresponds to Council Member Barron's legislation Res 0975-2019, which she introduced at today's Council Stated meeting, which calls for New York City radio stations to adhere to FCC regulations that state that indecent and profane content cannot be programed between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. It also calls for obscene content be eliminated entirely.
