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Afro Latina Grammy award winning publisher and radio mogul Cherry Martinez is utilizing her platform to help minority businesses owners gain exposure by offering free radio commercials during the COVID-19 pandemic!

The advertisements will be featured on her 24/7 radio show, FMHipHop.com, the growing destination for hip-hop, trap and R&B news, culture and music. The spots will also be syndicated on the show’s other streaming sites, TuneIn and Aha Radio, completely charge-free.

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#MinorityBusinessOwner’s!!! 🗣 Have you entered @FMHipHop’s giveaway yet? 👀 — @FMHipHop wants to help out in the best way, and that’s with free commercials on our 24/7 radio station! To enter our giveaway: — 1. Make sure you’re following @FMHipHop on Instagram 2. Repost this commercial video to your page 3. Tag 5 minority business owners, creatives or entrepreneurs 4. Record and email your 30 sec commercial to fmhiphopradio@gmail.com! — For more info, click the link in my bio! #LinkInBio

A post shared by Cherry Martinez (@iamcherryontop) on Jul 10, 2020 at 7:07am PDT

This philanthropy initiative comes at a crucial time for minority-owned businesses who, as a result of the virus, have been hit hard: In two recent surveys, only 12% of Black and Hispanic business owners reported that they received funding they had requested and 45% of minority business owners reported that they expect to permanently shut down in the next six months.

“We know that many budding entrepreneurs and small businesses would benefit from any type of promotion during this pandemic-induced economic shutdown,” explains Martinez. “This is my community and I want to help as much as I can.”

To participate:

Minority business owners across the U.S. are instructed to follow @FMHipHop on Instagram, like & share their post about this initiative and tag 5 businesses. Once complete, business-owners can head to FMHipHop.com. for specific details on how to submit their 30-second radio advertisement. FMHipHop will air up to 50 small business commercials repeatedly on their 24/7 radio show throughout the summer.

For further details, head to FMHipHop.com. About FMHipHop. FMHipHop is a digital radio station rapidly becoming the #1 digital destination for what’s happening in the world of hip hop, trap and rnb. What sets FMHipHop apart is our lean toward edgy, modern hip-hop compared to traditional stations. Our growing audience will be introduced to new songs they haven’t heard before as well as popular hits they know and love already.

FMHipHop has something for everyone: commercial-free mix shows, talk shows celebrity interviews, and the latest gossip, news, and trends in the music industry.

Source: FMHipHop