NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey elementary school teacher has been allowed to keep his job even though he was late for work 111 times over a two-year period. In a decision filed Aug. 19, an arbitrator criticized a claim by 15-year veteran teacher Arnold Anderson that the quality of his teaching outweighed […]

Up-and-coming British actor Malachi Kirby has been cast as Kunta Kinte in A&E Networks’ remake of “Roots,” reports Deadline.com. Billed as an “event series,” the remake will follow the iconic character as he is captured from his homeland Gambia and sold into slavery in America, and his descendants struggle to survive over the next century. […]

8/27/15- The Celebrity Snitch is dishing the funny early on the TJMS. Click the link above to hear who has nuts…and a new hobby and which former strippers are starring in a new reality show. Who said those poles weren’t loyal?

Marina-dwelling neighbors of Khloe Kardashian are upset today after she orchestrated a huge 15-minute fireworks show at the stroke of midnight as part of her rumored boyfriend James Harden’s 26th birthday bash, reports TMZ.   City officials are reportedly scrambling to find out how the display was approved. According to TMZ, the fireworks were part […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Santa Clara County grand jury indicted former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on one count of rape of an intoxicated person. The announcement came Wednesday, with the indictment stemming from an incident Dec. 15 at McDonald’s home. Current 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks also has been charged by the […]

8/27/15- Dear Tom, My mom was a construction worker who operated heavy machinery.  She built things all over Miami working long hours during the day in the Florida heat.  I remember her coming home to sleep a few hours before going back to work the overnight shift because it paid more.  She did what she […]

Garcelle Beauvais played alongside Jamie Foxx on “The Jamie Foxx Show” and played as R. Kelly‘s leading lady in his “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” video. During her visit on “The D.L. Hughley Show“, we asked which man she’d rather do a love scene with. Her answer was Jamie! “I think I’m too old […]

Danielle Milian gave birth to her baby son, Richie, yesterday, but he sadly passed away just hours later. The sister to Christina Milian received the…

The girlfriends are back. Essence Atkins stars in Girlfriends Getaway 2 the sequel to the popular TV One movie about college roommates played by Garcelle Beauvais, Malinda Williams, Terri J. Vaughn and Atkins, who vacation together. “We travel to Trinidad where we actually filmed the first one,” Atkins says. “In the first one, we’re really catching up with each […]

Soledad O’Brien is everywhere, you ain’t never there. That’s a Jay-Z lyric, but it seems appropriate for the enterprising reporter who manages to be everywhere the news is made. So the on-air murders of a Virginia news reporter and her cameraman truly hit home. “This was just a horrific case of a guy who was armed […]

Comedian Corey Holcomb is at the Addison Improv this weekend, but before he hits their stage, he stops by the Tom Joyner Morning Show to hit our stage, as the first comic on the  J. Spot Comedy Club stage. Check out his set above and watch his interview below. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

Yesterday I saw something I hoped I would never see happen. Someone shot and killed a television reporter and cameraman live on the air. It is a television journalist’s worst nightmare. 24-year old Alison Parker was the reporter. 27-year old Adam Ward was her photographer. The journalists for WDBJ were interviewing a city official about […]