Most families take the time on Thanksgiving Day to reflect on their blessings. So, since I spent the holiday with my traditional family, I’m going to take this time to share some of my blessings with my radio and Internet family – you. I’m thankful for all of you who have been with our show […]

Today is the anniversary of one of the biggest days in American history and probably THE biggest day in African-American history. African-Americans played a major role in electing the first black president of the United States, and proved that when united behind a common cause, we can make remarkable things happen. The down side is […]

Every once in a while, we get a phone call from a listener accusing us of doing more harm than good. Yesterday, one brother said that we spend too much time joking and too little time informing our audience about things that are important. Normally, we ask such disgruntled callers if anything we said made […]

The TJMS’ spring break was a time of service. My crew – Sybil, Nikki Woods, Mary Boyce, my wife, Donna, and seven others – flew to Haiti to volunteer at country’s only hospital run by Project Medishare. It was an experience of a lifetime. Seeing it first-hand is the only thing that allows you fully […]

Dear, Black America, I’m writing this letter to you because I have something personal I need to say. Yes, I’m posting it as a blog, and anyone who wants to read it has access to it, but that’s okay. Because I know – and you know – I’m talking to you. Mainstream media has been […]

When Tavis Smiley let us know he wanted to make an announcement on the TJMS, we opened the doors as we would any family member. And Tavis, being Tavis, burst in like he’d never left. By the time he was done letting us know about his new and improved, but kind of similar State of […]

Bo Griffin was a bad, bold, beautiful personality whose radio name was Bo, the Animal. And she pulled it off. Bo was attractive, confident and went after what she wanted. She survived the ups and downs of this crazy business by being smart and savvy enough to re-invent herself and remain a player through several […]

A little over a year ago, shortly after President Barack Obama’s inauguration, I wrote a blog about the importance of bringing your A-game to your job every day. “Even when our company is doing badly, and we didn’t get the bonuses we’d hoped for, and my boss is making me work longer hours for no […]

My friend Chris Matthews from MSNBC is in trouble for saying that he forgot President Obama was black. What he was saying, consciously or not, was that when the president does everything right, he’s perceived to be white, and when things go wrong, people remember that he’s black. I think Chris got caught up. Remember, […]

So, I woke up early Sunday morning, excited about the upcoming football games, but before I could even get to all the pre-game shows, I stumbled onto “Meet the Press,” and it messed me up. I found out that Osama bin Laden had dropped another tape; he couldn’t even wait until Tuesday to drop something […]

This is it! For days, we’ve been preparing for this national town meeting, “Obama’s America: 2010 and Beyond,” co-hosted by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and me – and now, the time has come. I’m about to take the stage at historically black Texas Southern University to discuss before a live audience of about 10,000 the idea […]

When we went off the air on Thursday morning, were all hyped up about our plans to fly to Haiti and set up an Internet café so that earthquake survivors could communicate with their loved ones back in the states. We really tried. We did everything possible from our end to make it happen. But […]