From Radio One, Inc. Chairperson Cathy Hughes' May 12, 2009, open letter:

"This bill is not in the interest of Black people!"

THE FACTS: The bill may not be in the financial interest of millionaire radio executives like Hughes and her son Alfred Liggins III who have made their fortunes broadcasting the music of African-American artists they've never compensated. But R&B legend Sam Moore told the Senate Judiciary Committee that it was in the best interest of all artists when he testified before Congress on November 13, 2007.  So did Herbie Hancock, Will.i.am and Dionne Warwick when they met with members of Congress in support of the Performance Rights Act in February 2009. So did the Supremes' Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves, Duke Fakir of the Four Tops, Teddy Pendergrass, George Clinton and Gary "US" Bonds.

If the Performance Rights Act is "not in the interest of Black people," then why does the bill have the support of the NAACP, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights?