When I saw the final score of last night’s NCAA championship game where Auburn University defeated the University of Oregon, I sent a tweet to my friends that said, “Congratulations. Â Your plantation was the strongest tonight.”
LAS VEGAS– The ex-boyfriend of Debbie Flores-Narvaez, the missing Las Vegas burlesque dancer, was arrested on suspicion of her murder after her body was found Friday. According to Las Vegas police, Jason “Blu” Griffith, 32, was booked Friday night and being held without bail in the Clark County Detention Center in the case in Flores-Narvaez’s […]
As many of you are still completing your morning commute, here are a few updates on what’s happening as the snow continues to fall and the temperature continues to drop. So far the weather forecast claims the snow will continue steadily throughout the day, but will eventually taper to scattered snow showers this evening with […]
New York– In a rare and brave move, BET is bringing “The Game” back to television. Yes, “The Game” that the CW canceled two years ago.
TJMS Commentator, Jeff Johnson, reminded everyone this morning to not forget about the people of Haiti and the struggles they’ve faced this past year. In case you missed it, we have the audio available for you to listen.
Today, Roland Martin spoke with Dr. Carl Bell, CEO of the community mental health council, to discuss the role mental health played in Jared Loughner’s violent act. In case you missed the interview, we have the audio available for you to listen.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A popular Haitian musician, rather than the government’s candidate, should advance to a presidential runoff, an international panel of election experts recommended Monday. The group, convened by the Organization of American States at the request of President Rene Preval, also said that while 50,935 votes were discarded because of fraud, the disputed […]
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Auburn running back Michael Dyer never heard any whistle, so he just kept running — past the tackler who thought he had him down and deep into Oregon territory. Dyer broke stride, then took off on a once-in-a-lifetime run in the final minutes, setting up a field goal on the last play […]
From NBC Chicago Illinois Congressman Danny Davis on Monday clarified reports that his office had received a threatening email. He said the message, received Sunday, came from someone who was warning him that he might be in danger from another group.  The message itself was not threatening, he said. “The group that [the sender was] […]
New York — The controversy now brewing over an edition of “Huckleberry Finn” was first mentioned to me at least a decade ago. Some highly irritated black parents were protesting a public school district for using a book that contained many instances of what is now known as “the N-word.” Now, the book has made […]
Texas — The nation’s African-American population continued its southward migration over the past decade, shifting a large part of the black middle class from northern states to faster-growing economies of the South. Among 25 big U.S. metro areas with the largest growth in African-American population between 2000 and 2009, 16 were in the South—including Atlanta […]
