17 year-old Trayvon Martin, from Florida, was walking home a month ago. While he was eating some snacks, as he walked home in his gated-community, a 28 year-old confronts him. After he confronts Trayvon, he kills him. When the police showed up, he claimed to have shot Trayvon in “self-defense”. So they handcuffed the shooter, […]
This morning Tyler Perry came on the TJMS to talk about his new movie “Good Deeds”. During the show, Tom was telling a story about a Chicago pastor who’s living on top of a roof to raise money for a new community center. When telling this story, Tyler had no idea about this pastor or […]
It looks like Bobby Brown will not be appearing tonight at the U.S. Bank Arena. He will be attending the funeral services for Whitney Houston. Whitney’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, will be at the funeral too. After Bobbi Kristina’s nervous breakdown, people have been asking where has Bobby Brown been in consoling her? Kevin Frazier of […]
This weekend, a huge discussion, on Twitter, was brought up about a Time magazine article titled, “‘The Help’ Is The Most Loathsome Movie In America”. It was written by Toure, who a lot of people are criticizing him for slamming the movie’s actresses, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. In his article, Toure was trying to […]
This week, the nation mourned the passing of legendary entertainer, Don Corneilus. This week, he was reportedly found dead, in his home, after a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Tony Corneilus, the son of the late Soul Train host, called in to the TJMS to reflect on his late father. To hear the interview from this […]
In Tennessee, tea party groups are lobbying their local boards of education to downplay , and in some cases remove, slavery from their textbooks. They feel that the founding founders are getting unfair criticism in the history books. According to reports, Hal Rounds, the Fayette County attorney and spokesman for the group, said during a […]
Has anything really changed since the days of American slavery when dark-skinned Blacks were made to suffer even greater indignities than their lighter skinned counterparts? Ask today’s dark Black woman. It’s a divide that’s rarely brought up in the mainstream: the difference between those with light skin versus dark skin. It stirs up controversy when […]
Yesterday, on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Stephanie Robinson went deep with her commentary. She didn’t just ask the usual, “what if MLK was alive today”, but she also asked whether he would use social media or not. She also asked if he did used social media, could his long speeches translate well through Twitter? […]
This morning Tom Joyner caught up with Cincinnati native comedian Gary Owen, who is on tour down south. He is in Columbia, South Carolina performing at The Comedy House this weekend. He is expected to travel to Orlando, Arlington, and then Toledo. RELATED: White Comics Cop Attitude about Race, Too Gary had the entire morning show […]
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 […]
Yesterday, during the “Little Known Black History Fact” of the TJMS, Dr. Herbert Smitherman was honored for his work in the city. Hired by P&G as the first african-american, with a doctorate, Dr. Smitherman created many of the products the company distributes today. Some of the products he made were Crest Toothpaste, Safegaurd Soap, and […]
A new show, on TLC, has been stirring controversy. The show, “All American Muslim” has some of its advertisers, like Lowes, pulling their advertisements. This is in response to the letters and complaints by the Florida Family Association. They have sent letters to other advertisers on the show, saying that this show celebrates terrorism and […]
