NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is getting a tribute from Alicia Keys. Keys announced Tuesday that her organization Keep a Child Alive will honor Winfrey at its Black Ball event on Nov. 1. Key says in a statement that the media mogul is "a personal inspiration to me because her philanthropic work truly comes […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The State Department should add housekeepers to a list of prohibited jobs for foreign college students who spend their summers in the United States as part of cultural exchange program that has left participants vulnerable to exploitation, an advocacy group said Tuesday. The State Department announced major changes to the J-1 […]

CLICK HERE to listen to Roland Martin talk with Tara Wall, Senior Communications Adviser to Mitt Romney about his speech at the NAACP Convention   It’s an awkward time for former Gov. Mitt Romney to address the NAACP — whether it’s because of the “complicated” relationship between the African-American community and the Republican Party, or […]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continues to evade all comment regarding his undeniable involvement and personal endorsement in a system of privately run halfway houses. Initially designed and sold to supplement the state’s general prison system, it now seems to have dangerously spiraled out of control, mutating into a network of mismanaged platforms where drugs, […]

Nikki Woods talks with Director Kenny Leon about his two latest projects back in his hometown of Atlanta. The remake of the film "Steel Magnolias" and debuting the world premiere of the play "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"

Many people would probably love to put their hands all over rap superstar Nicki Minaj and according to Minaj a TSA (Transportation Security Administration) agent did just that. Minaj tweeted Monday, I'm “Pretty sure I was just overtly fondled @ this check point. By a very old lady w/an accent. Word?” She went on to […]

As reported by RadioOne Fest… There are a lot of rappers that T.I. isn’t feeling because of their lack of authenticity, but there are several…

Why is there no national outrage about what is taking place in Chicago? And I am not talking about national dialogue…talk. We retweet the murder numbers for weekends in Chicago like they are scores from the basketball game and then say "Damn, what a shame." When 15 people get killed in a weekend outside of […]

Raz-B had a horrible, life threatening accident in China. The B2K singer fell through a glass door in his hotel room. In doing so he sliced his wrist wide open and lost a lot of blood. Raz- B, who had been performing in Shanghai before the accident— tells TMZ, he tripped hard inside his room […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — The woman known as "Octomom" is facing a lawsuit after backing out of a deal to strip at a Florida club. T's Lounge in West Palm Beach has sued Nadya Suleman, who had agreed to dance topless in eight shows that were to begin Wednesday. The club is seeking […]

Yvonne B. Miller was the first black woman elected to the Virginia Senate. Miller, who shared a birthday synonymous with Independence Day, was the longest serving woman in the history of the Virginia Senate. In 1987, Miller became the first woman member of the Virginia Senate. The state of Virginia’s resistance to desegregation in the […]

Kevin Frazier talks with the TJMS crew about the latest information regarding Tameka Foster son's who over the weekend was involved in a jet ski accident.