NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Cathy Hughes about the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the all-female band of which her mother was a founding member, and their legacy.
And while many might consider those individuals able to spend more than seven decades with their mother as fortunate, Hughes said such longevity also created a startling realization. “The longer God blesses you with having your mother in your life, the more difficult it is to adjust to life without her,” she said.
By Keith L. Alexander for the NNPA
For media mogul and entrepreneur Cathy Hughes, this year’s Mother’s Day was going to be difficult.
Last July, Hughes’s mother, Helen Jones Woods, 96, died from complications of Covid-19. For the 74-year-old Hughes, multi-millionaire and founder and chairperson of Urban One Inc., this year marks Hughes’s first Mother’s Day without her mother present.
And while many might consider those individuals able to spend more than seven decades with their mother as fortunate, Hughes said such longevity also created a startling realization. “The longer God blesses you with having your mother in your life, the more difficult it is to adjust to life without her,” she said.
By Keith L. Alexander for the NNPA
For media mogul and entrepreneur Cathy Hughes, this year’s Mother’s Day was going to be difficult.
Last July, Hughes’s mother, Helen Jones Woods, 96, died from complications of Covid-19. For the 74-year-old Hughes, multi-millionaire and founder and chairperson of Urban One Inc., this year marks Hughes’s first Mother’s Day without her mother present.
And while many might consider those individuals able to spend more than seven decades with their mother as fortunate, Hughes said such longevity also created a startling realization. “The longer God blesses you with having your mother in your life, the more difficult it is to adjust to life without her,” she said.
By Keith L. Alexander for the NNPA
For media mogul and entrepreneur Cathy Hughes, this year’s Mother’s Day was going to be difficult.
Last July, Hughes’s mother, Helen Jones Woods, 96, died from complications of Covid-19. For the 74-year-old Hughes, multi-millionaire and founder and chairperson of Urban One Inc., this year marks Hughes’s first Mother’s Day without her mother present.
URBAN ONE HONORS, which
heralds the exemplary accomplishments of African American women. This year’s commemoration of excellence will air on TV One on
Sunday, May 16, 2021, at
9 p.m. ET/8C and simulcast for the first time on its sister network
CLEO TV.
This year’s theme is ‘Women Leading the Change,’
and the program will recognize the myriad achievements of women leaders who are blazing trails and creating new pathways for others in their respective areas of expertise. The
URBAN ONE HONORS class of 2021 honorees in business, media, health, and politics include:
VOTING RIGHTS CHAMPION: STACEY ABRAMS
Voting rights activist and New York Times bestselling author