Tom Joyner Morning Show

This morning, on the TJMS, President Obama called in to talk to Tom, Sybil, and J about what’s going on in Washington. Of course there are a lot of things going on: from the possible Secretary of State nomination of Susan Rice, to the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. During the interview, the President broke down the […]

Missed the TJMS this morning? Chris Paul had a hilarious “NFL wrap up”, and his “morning minute” was absolutely hilarious. In case you missed it, you can listen below. NFL Wrap Up: The Morning Minute: Recent Stories: Stranded Hurricane Sandy Victims Turn To Dumpsters For Food Hurricane Sandy Leaves New York City Subways Flooded Norwood […]

Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president according to an Associated Press poll. A slight majority of Americans now express prejudice towards blacks, whether they recognize those feelings or not. Sonya Ross, the race ethnicity editor of the Associated Press, called in to the […]

By now, many of us have seen or heard of Shedia Lane: the 25 year-old woman that was punched by a Cleveland bus driver. That momement has become the uppercut that people cannot stop talking about. It has spawned a heated debate between people. On side, there are those who think she deserved it. The […]

Remember Kelly Williams-Bolar? She was the Akron woman, who was jailed for sending her kids to a school district where her father lived. Since then she is no longer in jail. Ohio Governor John Kasich reduced her charges, and now she works as an advocate for education. She has launched a new group, called the […]

Tonight on TV One, Dr. Steve Perry launches his new show called “Save Our Sons”. It’s a show about teens and adolescents, who are on the edge, and their parents are fed up and tired of dealing with their drama. Dr. Perry, in show, creates interventions that help change the course of the child’s behavior. […]

So, the Kanye West-Kim Kardashian media machine continues to pump out news and controversy. And knowing this—that it is a well-oiled media engine designed to provoke attention and mass reaction—it bothers me that I’m forced to take the bait and talk about the controversial couple when I probably should be talking about something a bit […]

We’ve talked about voter I.D. and voter suppression on this website, and on the radio for quite a while. Our dialogue about it has not stopped. Sunday, during the Bobby Hilton Show, we reported that early voting is being extended in Ohio counties that vote mostly Republican. Some of these counties include Warren and Butler […]

Big political day on Saturday, as Mitt Romney unveiled his vice presidential pick, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. It did not take long for the opposition, that is the Obama-Biden campaign, to weigh in on Ryan as the pick. Of course he is the darling of conservatives and the tea party for his tough budget he […]

Were you embarrassed when you heard the comments about Gabby Douglas’s hair? It’s okay, you’re not alone. Jacque Reid was too. What was even more embarrassing, Jacque explained, was being asked by her white counterparts over why black people were talking about her hair so badly. Why aren’t people celebrating her accomplishments instead of critiquing […]

Is it archaic to label children, born out of wedlock, as illegitimate? That is part of a debate swirling in the african american community after a recent blog post called “Why Doesn’t The Black Community Value Marriage?” The author states while the “out of wedlock” rate is rising across the races, every other race, except […]

If you asked your peers whether they were spanked or not as a kid, most likely they would say yes. A new story by the American Academy Of Pediatricians says spanking children can lead to mental and personality disorder. It was also revealed that harsh physical punishment is more common in african american homes than […]