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Here’s some positivity, for a change.  According to The Grio, Great news was delivered to two students last week who made history as the first-ever seniors with Down syndrome to be crowned homecoming king and queen in Florida. The night marked a momentous occasion for Travjuan Hunter and Semone Adkins, who celebrated with their families […]

President Barack Obama talked with TJMS this week about the ongoing economic struggles America is currently experiencing, along with job industries that were hardest hit and how he plans to get the ball rolling. He also touched lightly on the criticism he has been receiving from African American leaders like Tavis Smiley and Cornell West. […]

In celebration of Gerald Levert’s Birthday this morning The Tom Joyner Morning Show takes a look back at the funny jokes that the two exchanged through the years. Take a listen to how Gerald Levert remixes Ginuwine’s hit “Pony” by making funny of the entire Morning Show Crew. Happy Birthday Gerald, thanks for the laughs.

Ray Nagin, who was mayor of New Orleans during the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, called in to the Tom Joyner Morning Show today to talk about his new book “Katrina Secrets.” In case you missed the interview, listen as Roland Martin and Ray Nagin discuss the book and the impact of Hurricane Katrina years later. […]

There has been talk for years that “The Color Purple” co-stars Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg had some kind of falling out that left them out of contact for over 20 years. On Monday’s episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” featuring a 25th reunion of the film’s cast, the two finally get to the bottom […]

Antoine Dodson is a Huntsville, AL resident recently interviewed by NBC affiliate WAFF-48 News in a news clip about the local police searching for a man who broke into the Dodsons’ home and then tried to assault one of his sisters in bed.  See video:

An LA Times blog is reporting that things are a still a little touchy between Tyler Perry and his business associates at Time Warner in the wake of a recent episode on “The Boondocks” that parodied the man whose alter ego is a dress wearing, gun totin’ woman named Madea. Simply put, Perry is pissed. […]

The Metropolitan Transit Authority will shut down its entire Main Street light-rail line for much of the weekend to make way for construction of a bridge for Texas Children’s Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Read more

We have crowned our champion! And it was a bit of a surprise for everyone. Donny Osmond outlasted every other man running to become the ninth celebrity to take home the mirror ball trophy on “Dancing With the Stars.” Although he finished 13 points behind Mya on the judges’ dance card, the audience votes made […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Jackson‘s famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction on Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000. The Jackson memorabilia was the highlight of an auction of hundreds of rock’n’roll items, including many not associated with […]