Tom Joyner Morning Show
Dr. Adrienne Washington recently became the first Black woman at the University of Pittsburgh to earn a Ph.D. in linguistics. When Dr. Washington read that the University offered studies in the Gullah language, she decided to study it and determine how language is used among Black people all around the world. Washington has had a […]
Earlier this year on one of the first warm days of spring, a family in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, gathered, as many do, for a casual backyard cookout. Their good times would end in bloodshed in one of the most heinous crimes in the state’s history. Two shooters, one armed with a handgun, the other […]
Charlie Rangel, the charismatic congressman from New York, began his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives on this day in 1970 after he defeated Harlem’s beloved incumbent, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Rangel is the second-longest serving House member and is its most senior member as well. Charles Bernard Rangel was born June 11, 1930 […]
In the words of Langston Hughes these are “the ways of white folks, I mean some white folks” and the opinions of some black folks. This gallery is meant to be light-hearted and it does not represent the views of all black ideals, opinions & personalities. Enjoy and laugh if you can relate!
The Howard University Men’s Soccer team is currently the only men’s squad that plays in the MEAC conference. Through its ups and downs, the team’s legacy remains stellar after it became the first team from a HBCU to win a NCAA division I championship. In 1971, the Bisons won their first title after defeating the […]
We are taking a look at all of the father’s out there who need someone to “put a ring on it.”
The story of Will and William Tell, two unrelated Black men who were prisoners at Kansas’ Leavenworth Penitentiary, has become a legendary tale in forensics science lore. The two men looked nearly identical and because of it, they ultimately caused the prison industry to shift from an outdated facial recognition system to using fingerprints to […]
Could we hear new music from both El AND Chico DeBarge very soon? El DeBarge might have spilled the beans when speaking to Tom Joyner this morning. When Tom asked who he was bringing to the Tom Joyner Family Reunion, he said “Chico, I might bring Chico with me. Yeah we’re in the studio doing […]
Fresh off of announcing to the world that she and her fiance were expecting their first child together, reality star and socialite Angela Simmons has revealed the gender! The 28-year-old also posted a flick from a super sexy photoshoot shot by Kevin Risher. Looks like pregnancy has given the Growing Up Hip Hop star a […]
New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her new book I Almost Forgot About You and confirms that Waiting To Exhale is coming to television, but she won’t be writing it. “It’s about reinvention. A woman who’s bore with her life but wo is successful and all […]
A few weeks after the Billboard Music Awards’ tribute to Prince, BET has proven that their tribute to the the Purple One will indeed be what fans have been clamoring for since the news that the icon died of an overdose in April. https://twitter.com/BET/status/740016801715736578 The network promises that there will be more performances added to the show, […]
Today Prince would have been 58 years old and there is a global celebration of His Royal Badness’ life and music. The Governor of Minnesota, Marc Dayton, has officially declared June 7th “Prince Day” in his state. You can join the celebration on social media and via various Prince Facebook and Instagram pages. Here’s our […]
