It’s graduation season and time to salute students moving on to another phase of life. Over the years, I can’t even count how many commencement ceremonies I’ve participated in. The idea, of course, is to provide words of encouragement and even to give the students what’s called a charge — a responsibility, a duty or […]
Roland Martin talks with Florida special prosecutor Angela Cory. Cory fired back against critics of the Marissa Alexander case today on TJMS. She urges people to know the right facts and is not backing down from her prosecution which is sending Alexander to prison for 20 years.
Huggy Lowdown, the Celebrity Snitch, jokes about Memorial Day weekend, Charlie Wilson's mohawk, Frankie Beverly's pajama pants and the "heat exhausted" Boston Celtics. He also pays homage to the legendary Go-Go icon Chuck Brown.
Commander Wesley Brown became the first black Naval Academy graduate on June 3, 1949. Brown, who served in WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, was admitted to the Naval Academy with five other black candidates in 1945. The Howard University Graduate attended Annapolis alongside President Jimmy Carter, who was his friend and colleague […]
Kevin Frazier laughs it up with the TJMS crew discussing Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez's amicable relationship and the $600 million "Men in Black 3" will need to break even.
I thought for a moment yesterday about the gravity of a national holiday that celebrates U.S. service women and men who fell in battle. The lives of fathers and mothers, sons and daughters that gave their lives in the honorable pursuit of defending a nation and its values. This weekend, I got into a spirited […]
Jacque Reid goes inside her story with Allison Samuels and discusses Samuels new book "What Would Michelle Obama Do." The book examines the first lady's steps in becoming the woman she is today, while also reflecting on the current standards women hold themselves to in today's culture. Samuels asks, why isn't Michelle the ideal role […]
“Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson, Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles, John Legend and Robin Thicke are the judges, mentors and duet partners in the ABC show "Duets," who have to choose two singers who best fits their voice and who have the vocal chops to win. If you enjoy the singing competitions, “Duets” gives them a […]
If ever anyone has had the deck stacked against him from the start, Steve Pemberton would be the one. Taken from his mother at three years old and placed into foster care with a Polish surname, Pemberton moved from one family to another and endured physical and psychological abuse and quickly learned he had no […]
In a People Magazine interview, Michelle Obama shared that President Barack Obama still takes the time to tuck her in at night. "We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because I'm usually in bed before anybody," Michelle said. "He'll come and turn the lights out and give me a kiss, and we'll talk. […]
He was praised the way he played. Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, was known for concerts that went on anywhere from 2-4 hours or, as one of his songs said, “until the cops come knockin’,” and his viewing Tuesday ran all day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the recently reopened Howard Theatre. […]