Chris Paul talks about the latest wacky headlines including Morgan Freeman being God, adults moving back in with their parents, and Khloe Kardashian getting fertility treatments; but Chris Paul knows the problem is with Lamar Odom he jokes, "he cant score, he's soft aroound the rim and has a weak dribble."

Queen of soul, Aretha Franklin talks with TJMS about her upcoming summer tour dates and other current projects.

Ever wanted to date a celebrity? Well, on “The Choice,” several ladies and guys get that chance, but here’s the twist – they have no idea what celebrity it is. Using the chair-spinning idea of “The Voice,” the wannabe celeb daters are unseen by the celebrities until they sound interesting enough to be turned around. […]

Rosa Guy was an author from Diego Martin, Trinidad who was known for telling the deliberate and unapologetic truth to young readers about life through her novels. Guy used her own experiences to talk to her readers about race, class, poverty, sexuality and tensions between African-Americans and immigrants. Admired by respected authors like Maya Angelou, […]

(Dallas, TX) – The Tom Joyner Morning Show will broadcast live, Monday, June 18, 6-10AM EST backstage from the Wendy Williams show. Tom, Sybil, and J. Anthony Brown will give listeners a chance to hear what really happens behind the scenes to get the Wendy Williams Show ready for its daily syndicated television broadcast. Wendy […]

Doc McStuffins is the name of the newest animated TV star featured on Disney Junior. The “Doc” is the first black female lead character of an animated series on the channel. Created by Emmy Award winning Writer and Producer Chris Nee, (Blues Clues, Backyardigans, Little Bill), Doc McStuffins is an animal vet for fictional toys […]

Since it's Father’s Day weekend, I’d like to give Pastor Creflo Dollar the benefit of the doubt – but my gut says let the police investigation run its course. Even though the facts in Dollar’s alleged child abuse case are murky, I do know this: there’s a thin line between tough love and domestic violence […]

A new precise and exhaustive yearlong study finds that watching television regularly distorts and ultimately destroys the self-esteem of young black males who often find themselves comparing one another to the characters they view on air, leaving them feeling trapped and as if there are “very few positive life paths they can aspire to.”   […]

He’s the musician’s musician. Raphael Saadiq is one of the most prolific musicians of the modern era, writing, producing, performing and playing on his own work as well as on songs for Jill Scott, D’Angelo, Joss Stone and more. The ageless multi-instrumentalist owes his start to another famous wunderkind – Prince. At 17, Saadiq auditioned […]

It’s Father’s Day this weekend and if you’re lucky enough to have a father in your life, there are some great treats for him this weekend. Of course, the NBA Finals is on, pitting the Miami Heat against the surging young Oklahoma City Thunder, so leaving him alone in front of the flat screen might […]

A new study reveals that shoes can be used to judge a stranger’s personality with 90% accuracy. Researchers at the University of Kansas found that shoes can convey detailed information into a person’s personality such as gender, income, age, political affiliation, and emotional stability. Study authors explained that shoes can provide nonverbal cues into their […]

A new study published in the Journal of Child Development found that childhood obesity can affect a child’s math performance and social skills. Researchers at the University of Missouri followed over 6,000 children from kindergarten through the fifth grade. Data collected for the study included information from parents on the family’s dynamic and reports from […]