Rachel Jeantel

Remember Rachel Jeantel? It’s kind of hard to forget the then 19-year-old as she was a key witness in the case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teen that was killed by George Zimmerman. A year after Zimmerman’s acquittal, Jeantel surprisingly blames herself for the outcome that let her friend’s killer walk free. She sat down with […]

In 2013, the Tom Joyner Morning Show has brought tears to folks’ eyes, endless laughter to both their listeners and guests, and all-around great entertainment. There are so many different options to choose from but here are our favorite moments of the year below. Perri “Pebbles” Reid might have allegedly taken advantage of TLC back in […]

With his forthcoming album “Mastermind” along with the third installment of the “Self Made” series dropping this year, Rick Ross has finally released a solo…

According to USA Today, Olympic athlete LoLo Jones is currently under investigation for her role in a bar brawl. The brawl was between Jones and the stepdaughter of bobsled Hall-of-Famer, Tony Carlino. The two women were at Roomers, a popular club in Lake Placid, N.Y., when they got into an altercation and had to be […]

Rachel Jeanteal appeared on HLN’s “Nancy Grace” and thanked radio legend Tom Joyner for his scholarship, telling special host Vinnie Politan, “I’m Blessed and I just want to thank him and his followers.” To Jeantel’s surprise, Joyner joined her on “Nancy Grace” and the 19-year-old was able to thank him herself. In case you missed it, […]

All around the Internet, blogs are reporting that we watched a “new” Rachel Jeantel, last night, on CNN’s “Piers Morgan” show, when in actuality we…

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 […]

Huggy Lowdown gives Tom Joyner major props for offering Rachel Jeantel a full ride scholarship to any HBCU before taking a jab at Rush Limbaugh for defending the use of the N-word.

Rush Limbaugh boasted on Tuesday that, after hearing Monday’s CNN interview with Trayvon Martin’s friend Rachel Jeantel, he was now allowed to use the word “n***a.” He then used the word, reports The Huffington Post. Jeantel, who was on the phone with Martin just before he was killed by George Zimmerman, told Piers Morgan that […]

“The Fly Jock”, Tom Joyner headed to CNN last night to talk with evening talk show host Piers Morgan about offering Rachel Jeantel a full ride scholarship to any HBCU, Rush Limbaugh using the N-word and more. In case you missed it, the DJ offered Rachel Jeantel, the friend of Trayvon Martin who took the […]

Tom and the crew open the show talking about CNN’s interviews with Rachel Jeantel and juror “B37”.

Rachel Jeantel was thrust into the spotlight after she testified in the George Zimmerman trial detailing her friendship with her slain friend, Trayvon Martin. However, instead of people encouraging Jeantel and supporting the teen who will forever live with the burden of being the last person to talk to Martin before his death, the 19-year-old […]