Pastor Marvin Winans talks with TJMS about Father’s Day and reflects on his recent unfortunate incident of getting carjacked. Winans also discusses his subsequent mission to get absentee fathers to be more present in their son’s lives.

African-American author Natasha Tretheway has been named Poet Laureate of the United States. The Pulitzer-Prize winner and Professor at Emory University is the first black to hold the honor since 1993. Natasha Tretheway has written three collections of poetry and one nonfiction book. The 46-year-old author is known for several works including “Beyond Katrina: A […]

CHICAGO (AP) — There are many theories about what has caused a recent spike in Chicago's homicide rate, including a splintering of established drug gangs, the warm winter and high unemployment in some neighborhoods that seem a world away from the city's beaches, lush parks and skyscrapers. The numbers clearly show there is a problem, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — If video-of-the-year nominee Usher wins at the BET Awards this summer, he won't be far away: He's agreed to perform at the show. Rappers 2 Chainz and Big Sean also will take the stage at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1 in Los Angeles. They join previously announced performers Nicki Minaj […]

The New York Daily News is reporting that Sudanese-Egyptian author Kola Boof has pronounced herself as the reason for Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou's marriage woes. Last Tuesday, reports surfaced that the couple had split over money issues. Soon after representatives for the couple denied any problems. According to Boof, “I have slept with […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Grammy Awards producers learned of Whitney Houston's death less than 24 hours before the live telecast, they scrapped parts of the script, added performances and puzzled over how best to honor the Grammy-winning singer who died unexpectedly at age 48. Host LL Cool J said addressing the Grammy audience at […]

TMZ reports that NBA star Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa Bryant have halted divorce proceedings. The Los Angeles Lakers guard is said to be working on a reconciliation with Vanessa Bryant, who cited irreconcilable differences when she filed for divorce in Orange County in December. Vanessa, who stood by her husband during an infidelity […]

Got questions for the doctor about annual cancer screenings? Text them to “646464” (OHOHOH). — A change in health practices and diet, especially avoiding over-processed foods, may play a major role in preventing certain kinds of cancer and many screening tests may cause more harm than good, a surgeon and author contends. “What’s interesting is […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Ku Klux Klan group in Georgia lost its bid Tuesday to join the state's highway cleanup program, but a legal challenge to the decision may be looming. Similar groups in other states have won legal battles after initially being turned down for highway cleanup programs. The International Keystone Knights of the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A man accused of killing three people at a party near Auburn University turned himself in Tuesday after a three-day manhunt that included a tense but fruitless search of a Montgomery home by police tactical units. A Montgomery defense attorney said she arranged for Desmonte Leonard to surrender after getting word […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Ku Klux Klan group is trying to join Georgia's "Adopt-A-Highway" program to clean up litter on a mile-long stretch of road, creating a quandary for state officials hesitant to acknowledge a group with a violent, racist past on a roadside sign. The International Keystone Knights of the KKK applied last month […]

Add fashion designer to NeNe Leakes resume! Sheree Whitfield may not have had success with her She by Sheree line, but plans are in motion to bring an “affordable apparel and accessories” line to customers based on Leakes fabulous and “very rich” brand. The reality star has “signed with global brand licensing agency Beanstalk to […]