Nathaniel Green, an avid listener, posted the following
note to officials at Sirius XM (SIRI) regarding the recent changes at the satcaster, which last week
eliminated black programming and changed the name of
its talk channel from "The Power" to the "Urban View."
(The changes impact this reporter's show).Green's
threat to boycott also comes as Alton H. Maddox, a well known advocate for the black
community,
has accused officials at Sirius XM (SIRI)
of operating a "criminal enterprise" and has demanded meetings.
Here is Green's letter:
JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE
RENEWING MY SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUS XM RADIO (SIRI) FOR THE FOLLOWING
REASON: YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO SHUTDOWN BLACK TALK RADIO.
FIRST GW ON THE HILL NOW YOU REPLACE ROB REDDING'S REDDING NEWS REVIEW WITH
A COOKING SHOW? THEN YOU CHANGE FROM "THE POWER" TO SOMETHING CALLED THE
"URBAN VIEW".
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY YOU AT SIRIUS ARE SO AFRAID OF BLACK EMPOWERMENT?
YOUR STAFF ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
I'M TELLING YOU WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED ORGANIZING OUR
FRIENDS TO CANCEL THEIR SIRIUS XM RADIO BECAUSE OF THIS.
WE WILL NOT STAND BY WHILE YOU SILENCE ALL OF THE BLACK POLITICAL TALK RADIO
THAT MATTERS. I GUESS YOU WILL BE GETTING RID OF JOE MADISON NEXT.
WE THE BLACK COMMUNITY WILL VOTE WITH OUR DOLLARS. THE REASON I HAVE XM
RADIO WAS SO I COULD HEAR THE POWER. IF THERE IS NO POWER, THEN THERE IS NO
NEED FOR SIRIUS XM RADIO.
I'M CALLING ON ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS TO STAND WITH US TO BOYCOTT SIRIUS XM
UNTIL THEY BRING BACK THE POWER
1. ROB REDDING'S REDDING NEWS REVIEW
2. GW ON THE HILL
(BY THE WAY BOTH OF THESE SHOWS REALLY SHOULD HAVE MORE
TIME ANYWAY).
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OF US IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY ARE VERY UPSET OVER
THIS CHANGE.
THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MADE THIS DECISION TO REMOVE THE POWER FROM YOUR
PROGRAMMING SHOWS YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR YOUR BLACK CUSTOMERS OR THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.