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I was trying to put this in writing because sometimes there is always the chance that an amendment, addendum or exception to the rule will come up. But basically, when it comes to the NFL teams, I root for the team with the black quarterback, if two black quarterbacks are facing each other, I go […]
I once got a very mean text that said, “Every time Tom Joyner prefaces a sentence with ‘I’m just a d.j.,’ I know something dumb, shallow, ridiculous or racist is about to come out of his mouth.” Well, first of all, words hurt. And second, it probably just means that you don’t agree with my […]
It’s my favorite time of the year. No, not Back to School, not the new TV season, not the end of baseball season nearing, not even the beginning of the NFL season. It’s HBCU Classic time! I’m serious. If you and your family have never experienced an HBCU Classic football game, you owe it to […]
Sybil, J. and a bunch of the TJMS/Reach Media staff went to a screening of the new Lee Daniels’ film, “The Butler.” It stars Forest Whitaker, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and lots of other supporting characters who you’d recognize portraying Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Reagan. Even though the […]
Rev. Al Sharpton made a call to action when he said we’ve turned Trayvon Martin’s tragic death from a moment into a movement. The question now is, how do we stay motivated enough to do what it takes to change the “Stand Your Ground laws” in this country. There are several answers and here are […]
Dear Rachel, This is an open letter to you and all the young people in this country who, through no fault of your own, find yourself living in under-served communities and not yet figuring out your way in this world. There is hope. Never let anyone tell you what you cannot do and who you […]
When rapper Lil Wayne used offensive lyrics that included the name of Emmett Till, it sparked a conversation about whether or not much of this generation actually knew him or why or how he died. Now, this generation has an Emmett Till of its own, Trayvon Martin. The circumstances of their murders have some eerie […]
One of the funniest and most memorable scenes in Eddie Murphy’s hit movie “Beverly Hills Cop” was the banana in the tailpipe scene. In fact, it was so popular and has become such a part of pop culture that it’s an expression we use when we think someone is trying to pull something over on […]
I’m no Stevie Wonder, but I do know a little something about getting a new holiday started, and it’s not easy. But I’ll keep moving forward until Father’s Day Friday has a theme song and we get the day off. But for now, start by not questioning what daddy does or where he decided to […]
I love and appreciate my right to privacy as much as any American does. But I also love and appreciate efforts to secure our nation from terrorism. I’m talking, of course, about the news that the National Security Agency’s need to collect telephone records of millions of U.S. citizens. Republicans are upset, but they aren’t […]
I’m so proud of Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. The two media power houses joined forces and it paid off big. The premiere episodes of “The Haves and the Have Nots ,” and “Love Thy Neighbor” broke records, making them the highest-rated shows to debut on the OWN network to date. We’re so used to […]
When I was growing up, there was sort of an unwritten law to keep your dirty laundry inside your own house. When I became a DJ, I started breaking some of the rules and talking about things I wouldn’t normally reveal, but even then I did have my boundaries. But these days it’s hard to […]
