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Movie producer Will Packer is a man of many talents. He's seen much success as the producer of the movies "Trois", "Stomp the Yard" and "Think Like a Man."  But recently, the co-founder of Rainforest Films showcased his DJ skills at a Florida A&M University football game. In light of the suspension of the university […]

Question: If a man threatens you and your family, pulls a knife on your teenage son on your front lawn and then, after you fire a warning shot to get him to leave your property, he charges at you while reaching for a weapon, do you have the right to defend yourself?       Well, […]

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The NAACP has joined forces with the wife of a Georgia man now serving a lifetime sentence for a shooting they and several witnesses all agree he only committed after his family was attacked on their own property by a raging and threatening trespasser.   John McNeil has been jailed at the Macon State Prison […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week to a seasonally adjusted 382,000. The level suggests hiring remains weak. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications declined by 3,000 from the previous week, which was revised up. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose for the fifth […]

The closer it gets to Election Day, the more Mitt Romney sounds like a desperate man. Consider this: Thirteen days before the first presidential debate, Romney is already planting the ridiculous notion that President Barack Obama will lie during the debates.  “I think he’s going to say a lot of things that aren’t accurate,” Romney […]

Little Known Black History Facts

David Walker was a little known black activist who wrote an article called “Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World,” in 1829. The document promoted a rise against slavery and asked white people to repent for their “sins of bondage.” Walker openly asked free blacks to help free others and white Christians to do […]

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It’s three weeks into the NFL season – how’s your team doing? Of course, football is in the air these days but there’s a lot else happening over the weekend. The 64 Annual Emmy Awards honors excellence in primetime television and this year, cable is dominant. HBO leads all nominations and the two most nominated […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will make their first joint appearance on the daytime show "The View" next week. The show says the Democratic president and first lady will tape an episode Monday to air Tuesday. Obama's appearance in July 2010 was the show's most-watched episode ever. GOP challenger […]

Stephanie Robinson provides her perspective on the John McNeil case out of Kennesaw, GA. John McNeil was imprisoned after shooting a white man on the shooter's property.

Dear Tom, First let me tell you how blessed I am to be part of such a wonderful family. I am the proud daughter-in-law of Christine Ann Thomas. I am married to her son Leonard and he has two sisters: Crystal and Yolanda. We call her “Ann” and she’s an old school grandma – she […]

Huggy Lowdown jokes with the crew about the Fantastic Voyage being "the shiggidy," the McRib, and more on TJMS.

Denmark Vesey was an 18th century slave who skillfully planned the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. Unfortunately, he never saw the revolt because two other black men, George Wilson and Rolla Bennett, collectively revealed the plot to a white slavemaster. Regardless, Vesey was called a hero for his plan of the major Carolina rebellion.