Tom Joyner Morning Show

Reuben V. Anderson made history this month in 1985 when he was sworn is as the first Black Supreme Court Justice in Mississippi. Born in…

Tom Joyner Morning Show

Jeremiah G. Hamilton, the so-called “Prince of Darkness,” was a powerful Wall Street broker and considered its first Black millionaire. Hamilton used questionable tactics to…

Tom Joyner Morning Show

CBS News’ 60 Minutes producer Henry Radliffe II was a producer for the popular new program for the past 26 years. Radliffe passed last week…

Tom Joyner Morning Show

Several key elections across the nation on Tuesday set the stage for a trio of historic mayoral wins for Black candidates. Dr. Karen Weaver (pictured) of…

Tom Joyner Morning Show

Growing up in South Central, Los Angeles, Carter Paysinger probably think he’d succeed beyond his meager surroundings. But thanks to the determination of his mother,…

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Although the film Everest, the fictionalized version of the 1996 Everest season that resulted in the deaths of 13 people, features leading men Jake Glyllenhal and…

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The late Mabel Fairbanks might not have been afforded the opportunity to chase Olympic gold as an ice skater, but she is still rightfully recognized…

Tom Joyner Morning Show

Susie King Taylor landed in the history books by becoming the Army’s first Black nurse, and the first and only Black woman to detail her…

  The NCAA tournament is about to determine another college champion and usually around that time there’s one school that seems to always be in…

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Wayne Embry made history by becoming not only the NBA’s first Black general manager, but the first Black general manager of any of the four…

Tom Joyner Morning Show

Black swimmers Simone Manuel, Lia Neal,(pictured, bottom middle) and Natalie Hinds achieved history recently by sweeping the NCAA Women’s Division I Championship. Manuel and Neal,…

Renowned author Langston Hughes once asked ‘What happens to a dream deferred?’ For most, that early desire is swallowed up by the realities of life…