A Connecticut grandmother faces charges after she threw out her pre-teen grandson’s friends in the freezing cold. Barbara Aiello became fed up with the rowdy behavior of her grandson’s friends during a sleepover. Middleton police said that she kicked the boys out at 4:30 in the morning. The 71-year-old claims that she did not realize […]

Reports are coming in that there has been a big shake up at the popular late night PBS program “Tavis Smiley.” Three of its top executives have purportedly resigned in unison this past Friday. The executives exiting the show include Neal Kendall (executive producer), Luke Sader (talent producer) and Stephanie Storey (producer). Some sources have […]

Chicago’s ex-alderman’s finances are under some intense scrutiny. Federal investigators are probing into the financial records of Sandi Jackson, wife of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Although her husband is also under federal investigation, this particular case against Sandi stands alone. Insiders say federal agents are allegedly looking for signs that the ex-alderman misused […]

A woman was arrested at a Connecticut Chuck E. Cheese after she pulled out a gun during an argument with another woman. Police arrested Tawana Bourne after she chambered a round of her .380 semi-automatic gun allegedly threatening a woman who was there with her child. The restaurant’s staff was able to separate the two […]

UNION BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie, who has acknowledged to Barbara Walters he’s “more than a little” overweight and munched on a jelly doughnut on David Letterman‘s talk show, is addressing his weight issues head-on.  Speculation is intensifying that he’s positioning himself to run for president in 2016. “If you talked to anybody […]

113-year-old Louisiana Hines, the black woman who held the Guiness World Record as the oldest American, has passed away. The Detroit native owned a beauty shop, served as a riveter in World War II and helped to run a restaurant in her lifetime. Louisiana Summerlin was born on a farm in Luverne, Alabama. She had […]

As we bask in the ascension of President Obama to his second-term, it’s easy to feel positive and giddy about the future of this country and black people’s possibilities in it. Especially since a Mitt Romney victory would have meant a Tea Party takeover and four years of backlash for us even daring to use […]

If you’re in or around the Los Angeles area, one of the hottest comedy tickets in town for the last 15 years has been the “Chocolate Sundaes” show in Hollywood. Created by Leland “Pooky” Wigington, every Sunday night at 8 and 10 p.m., some of the nation’s hottest comics from different genres and of varying […]

Toni Braxton may have had her share of life challenges including bankruptcies, illnesses and a separation from her husband, but she’s powered through them with grace. Whether she’s the supportive older sister on “The Braxton Family Values,” whose new season begins on WEtvon Thursday, March 14 at 9 p.m. or finding love in an unexpected […]

Have a dental question for the doctor? Text it to “646464” (OHOHOH) during the TJMS. — Catrise Austin has been called the dentist to the stars, counting Toni Braxton, Anthony Anderson, Wendy Williams and Paula Abdul among her patients, and winning accolades for her celebrity and concierge service. But Austin, author of a new book, […]

Insisting his only motivation is ridding the world of its “generational cycle of poverty,” a Tennessee lawmaker is nonetheless proposing legislation that could leave more children hungry and even more destitute in the here and now. Republican State Senator Stacey Campfield is seeking to tie state welfare benefits to student performance by mandating that state […]