A judge denied Marissa Alexander a new trial this morning in a 2010 shooting that left no one dead or injured, The Florida Times-Union reports. The Jacksonville native claims she was in fear of her life when she fired a warning shot in the direction of her husband, Rico Gray, during an argument. Though Gray […]
Baltimore police have arrested Michael Johnson in the murder of Monroe, N.C., 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes, who was murdered as she visited her half-siblings in the area, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Barnes, an honors student and athlete, went missing on December 28, 2010, and her body wasn’t found until the following April at the Conowingo […]
Nicole Paultre Bell, the fiancée of Sean Bell, the Queens man who was killed by police in a hail of bullets outside of a strip club on the night before his wedding in 2006, has penned a letter to the parents of slain Florida teen, Trayvon Martin. This morning, Nicole spoke with Jacque Reid, of […]
There is new compelling evidence in the Trayvon Martin case. A 16 year-old female friend, of Trayvon, was on the phone with him moments before he was shot. The girl says Trayvon told her he was being followed by a man on a cell phone. He was moving quickly, trying to get away from this […]
The death of singer, Vesta Williams, was noted by bloggers as one of the most shocking deaths of 2011. Many people to this day are figuring out whether it was a suicide, a drug overdose, or it was an enlarged heart as was reported last year. Vesta’s manager, Iris Perkins, called in to the TJMS […]
According to writer Stephen James Dixon, he believes women should stop having sex, period. He claims that women are ruining the world by having promiscious sex. He has stirred up a lot of controversy after writing his beliefs in a recent Essence magazine article. Jacque Reid invited Dixon to call in the show this morning […]
The movie, “The Help”, has brought a lot of conversation among the people that have watched it. Despite its success at the box office, opening at $25 million, there have been many criticisms about the way the movie was produced. Sophia Nelson, author of “Black Woman Redefined”, had a twitter conversation about the movie and […]
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 week on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, guest correspondent Jacque Reid takes us Inside HER Story for a brief discussion on the steps towards success celebrity gossip guru Necole B. (of NecoleBitchie.com) took when her life seemed to be falling apart. The young Internet starlet is continuing to brand her image while becoming one […]
The discussion continues on ABC's Nightline as black celebrities examine dating, marriage and families in our community. See more of what they had to say inside.
