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Did you miss out on the black friday shopping deals? It’s not too late to find a good deal for your holiday shopping. Today is known as “Cyber Monday”, the Monday after Thanksgiving where online retailers offer discounted deals on their products. Mellody Hobson, of “Money Mondays”, called in to the TJMS to talk about […]

Fresh-out-of-jail rapper T.I. has already managed to violate his intellectual parole,  angering a lot of folks with his latest remarks in the December issue of VIBE Magazine that some are calling homophobic: “Man, I will say this, the funniest joke I ever heard Tracy say during a stand-up was, ‘C’mon man, I think gay people […]

It was a powerful night of Hip-Hop, R&B at the music for the 2011 Soul Train Awards. A lot of love and emotion could be seen in the building. There was a moving Heavy D tribute put on by Doug E. Fresh, Goodie M.O.B., Naughty By Nature, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane and Kurtis Blow. The […]

Singer and former candidate for President of Haiti, Wyclef Jean has been accused by the New York Post of squandering funds intended for Haitian earthquake victims. The Post reports that only one third of the money from Jean’s Yele Haiti charity made it to Haitian emergency relief efforts. Reuters reports: According to the exclusive report, […]

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian airlines have suspended flights to Libya’s capital Tripoli after armed men swarmed the runway and stopped a plane from taking off, a company official said Sunday. Flights were suspended until “an improvement in the security conditions,” said Soulafa Mokaddem, a spokeswoman for Tunisair. Those to Libya’s second city, Benghazi in […]

Here we go….again! MSNBC.COM reports that the Conservative and Unionist Association, a conservative group at St. Andrews in Scotland, burned an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday. SEE ALSO: New Anti-Obama Ads Sells Fiction As Fact But supposedly the burning was not intended to insult the 44th President of the United States: A statement […]

TEHRAN, Iran  — Iran will target NATO’s missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic, a senior commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guards’ aerospace division, said the warning is part of a new defense strategy to counter what […]

Though corporate greed is highly frowned upon by the Occupy Wall Streeters, everybody loves a thoughtful gift. So, if you find yourself camping out for Black Friday, keep these 10 presents in mind for the friendly neighborhood protesters in your life. RELATED: Occupier: Pepper Spray Made Me Miscarry

Anyone who knows me understands that I always enjoy spending time with my mom, dad, three sisters, brother, nine nieces and four nephews. So in accordance with our desire to always have fun, I routinely come up with my own house rules to keep my radio listeners and Facebook and Twitter followers in stitches. (Check […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A festive mood prevailed Thursday as the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade made its way through the crowded streets of Manhattan beneath brilliant sunshine. A jetpack-wearing monkey and a freakish creation from filmmaker Tim Burton are two of the big new balloons that were making their inaugural appearances. Paul Frank’s Julius […]

From all of us at 1230 the buzz, we want to wish you all a happy thanksgiving. While you’re waiting for that turkey and stuffing, let this video keep you entertained. Enjoy! Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab! Recent Stories: SF And LA Mayors Seek To Negotiate With Occupy Protesters Weak! NBC APOLOGIZES […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann received an apology from an NBC executive after an off-color song was played during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night,” her spokeswoman said late Wednesday. The Minnesota congresswoman received a personal letter from NBC’s vice president for late night programming, Doug Vaughan, a day […]