Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the iconic singer–Prince. Birth Date: June 7, 1958 Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Fun Facts:  Prince has sold over 100 million records globally throughout his career and has earned 8 Grammy Awards Prince was also known for his musical ability to play multiple instruments Prince’s band was known as […]

Black History Month 2019, Tom Joyner Morning Show

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington when over 200,000 people heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message. Many are familiar with…

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Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), and various other films and stand-up specials, especially his eponymous self-titled character as the starring role as Robert Peterson on The […]

On December 5th 1955 the first large scale protest against segregation was born. That Movement will forever be known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1st, 1955, it sparked an entire revolution that would change America forever. The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place […]

Known around the country for its prestigious School of Law, North Carolina Central University continues to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. Chartered in 1909 as a private institution, NCCU is now one of the most significant public historically black universities in the nation. Dr. Debra Saunders-White became the first permanent female chancellor in June 2013. […]

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Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote and directed.

Black History Month 2019, Tom Joyner Morning Show

Each person on this earth has a path that formed who they are today and who they will be tomorrow. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s…

A character guide to one of our featured Black History Month heroes, Andrew Gillum.

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the iconic singer–Whitney Houston. Birth Date: August 9, 1963 Hometown: Newark, New Jersey Fun Facts:  Whitney Houston signed to Arista Records when she was just 19 Whitney Houston is one of the highest selling female artists of all time Whitney Houston was also an actor, and appeared […]