Tom Joyner Morning Show

Reggie Brown is the Barack Obama impersonator who performed at the Republican Leadership Conference, in New Orleans, last weekend. He first started to crack jokes about the president and the first lady. After that he began joking about Michelle Bachmann, which was when his mic was cut off and was asked to leave the stage. […]

This morning, Kevin Frazier, host of the TV show, “The Insider”, called into the TJMS this morning to talk about his recent interview with Sade.  Kevin said he was really lucky to get this oppurtunity, and when he did, he found out some interesting things about Sade that not many people knew about. To hear about […]

Photo: Getty Images Noted actress, producer, artist, entertainer and the mother of Will Smith’s children, Jada Pinkett Smith is gearing up for the highly anticipated season premiere of “Hawthorne” her hit series on TNT. The show’s power-packed third season hits the airwaves this Tuesday, June 14th and we hear there are tons of surprises, plot […]

There has been a lot of controversy lately surronding the “Man Down” music video by Rihanna. The video features Rihanna shooting a man in retaliation for domestic violence. The lyrics to the song also depict Rihanna telling her mother that she killed a man. Some groups, like the Parents Television Council say it promotes violence […]

This morning, TJMS commentator Stephanie Robinson paid tribute to Geronimo Pratt, the former Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party. Pratt recently passed away in his Tanzania home at the age of sixty-three. Take a moment to hear Stephanie’s commentary and hear her reflections of Geronimo’s relentless optimism. <

Roland Martin had an interesting conversation with a financial planner who claimed starting a business would be better than going to college. Take a listen to the interview below to hear his explanation. Let us know what you think: would you be better off using the money, you saved for college, to invest in starting […]

If you missed the TJMS, this morning, commentator Jeff Johnson gave an enlightening idea on we can do as individuals to help cure the unemployment problem we have to day, and that’s entrepeneurship. Take a listen to his commentary and hear what we can do to help ourselves, as well as others, prosper.

Everyone can agree, gas prices are pretty high these days. While we don’t have much control over the gas prices, there are simple things we can do, while driving, that can save on gas. Mellody Hobson explained these ideas during today’s “Money Monday” segment. In case you missed the interview, we have the audio available […]

A new channel, dedicated to African-American programming, is coming to a TV near you. The best part is, you don’t need cable to get this channel. Find out more about this channel, called “Bounce”, by listening to Roland Martin’s interview with producer Will Packer.

TJMS commentator Jeff Johnson, called in to the show from Nairobi Kenya today. For today’s commentary, Jeff gives some observations of the students he spoke to. One thing he’s noticed is that the Kenyan students have a strong sense of ethnic identity. Take a moment to listen to his commentary, and hear why Jeff believes […]

Yesterday, Chrysler Automakers paid back it’s 7.5 billion dollar loan to the U.S. and Canadian governments. TJMS correspondent, Roland Martin, talked with Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow this morning about the payback and the auto company’s rebound.

Civil rights groups, such as the ACLU, are imploring a federal judge to block enforcement Of a South Carolina jail policy banning books and newspapers. At the Berkeley County Detention Center in Moncks Corner, prisoners are only allowed to read the bible. However, officials at this prison are defending this rule, saying that they’re only […]