Black Power 96 Community Radio
Not just explaining the world, but changing it!
Under the leadership of Station Manager Eddie Maultsby, “the world’s best blind DJ”, Black Power 96 is growing and holding steadfast to our mission to defend the human and civil rights of the African community through our educational and cultural programming, to provide professional radio broadcasting training, and to promote economic development and self-reliance in the African community.
Join us today. Tune in. Submit your music. Volunteer. Donate.
The Latest News
While big colleges and wealthy nonprofits abandon their values under threat of defunding, this small black community radio station is standing tall and waging the fight for everyone’s freedom of speech and association. On November 6, 2025, our attorneys, Luke Lirot and Rachel Ricks, will present oral arguments in Jacksonville, FL in U.S. federal court District 11, in our civil suit against Pinellas County for revoking and withholding over $100,000 in COVID relief funding for which our radio station qualified.
Stand with us Thursday, November 6, 9am
Gerald B. Tjoflat U.S. Courthouse
300 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville, Florida
Read more in The Burning Spear and CMAP’s FCC Actions Alert. Scroll down to watch our latest program on the case. Donate to the legal fund.
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Come together with fellow Black Power 96 Radio listeners, supporters and community members for a powerful event dedicated to promoting black power and unity. Lace up your sneakers and get ready to walk for a cause that matters!
When: Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, 10:00am
Where: Uhuru House, 1245 18th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL
Ways to participate:
- Register to Walk
- Donate / Fundraise
- Become a Business Sponsor
July Fund Drive
July 1-31, 2025 • Listeners power Black Power 96!
Contribute to the station’s $10,000 overall goal!
Join Black Power 96 Radio for a very special concert, featuring inspiring gospel artists / groups, lending their talents to benefit
Black Power 96—your community radio station.
Saturday, July 19th
House of God
1900 Fairfield Ave S, St. Pete
(Pastor Georgia Lemon)
Featured artists:
- Rev. Fleming Tarver and the Original FL Spiritualaires
- Minister Bryant & Nu-Kre@tion
- Evangelist Edna Bell and the Gospel Singers
- S.Y.T.E. – Mrs. Keta Carmickal-Pickett
- DJ Eddie Maultsby Jr.
- Emcee: Pastor Richard Wolfe from Gethsemane M.B. Church
Plus 3 – $50 meat plans giveaways
This is an open door event
Come be a blessing, give from your heart, shout and get your praise on!
In case you missed it, watch this web event!
Donate to the Legal Fund!
Contribute to the struggle to restore $36,801 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) for its Black Power 96.3 FM community radio station.
The grant funding was recommended by the Pinellas Community Foundation (APEDF’s application was scored 4th out of over 50) and then approved by the Pinellas County Commission in November of 2022. But then in February 2023, shortly after new commissioners took office, in a politically motivated attack, the approval was revoked.
Contribute to the Legal Fund so that APEDF can make a strong legal case to restore this much-needed grant funding, and set a precedent that prevents this type of unconstitutional and discriminatory attack from happening in the future.