Mellody Hobson is President of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts.  additionally, she is a regular financial contributor and analyst for CBS news. Tom: We have news that actually might be working in our favor this morning! Mellody: Yes we do! […]

08/18/14 – Comedian Chris Paul thinks Usher’s biggest mistake was marrying his aunt. Say what?! Click the link above to hear the why he also says Kirk Franklin is the same size as the iPhone 6 and who the cast of ‘Expendables 3’ is blaming for their low release.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Nigerian woman who arrived on a flight to the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi and later died in the city may have been infected with the Ebola virus, said health officials. The health authority in the emirate said in a statement carried by the Emirati state […]

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, after a night in which police used tear gas to clear protesters off the streets well ahead of a curfew. Gov. Jay Nixon said the National […]

08/18/14- Sybil Wilkes discusses the morning’s news and headlines including the details surrounding Michael Brown’s autopsy, Governor of Texas Rick Perry’s Indictment, former NFL pro Vince Young’s new gig and much more. Click the link above to hear!  

T.I. opened up  about a few topics in the music industry — giving his opinion on certain situations involving other celebrities. Not only did the “King of the South” blast Bill O’Reilly for slamming Beyonce‘s sexy image, he also talked about how female rappers feud — Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea, in particular. […]

T. (Timothy) Thomas Fortune was born a slave and largely self-taught, but he went on to become one of the most influential African-American journalists of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Fortune was born October 3, 1856 in the town of Marianna, Fla. The Emancipation Proclamation freed his family, and led to a brief moment […]

08/18/14 – Happy Monday! The TJMS is back from the shortest weekend ever — and they’re blaming the influx of news that happened over the weekend. Catch up on all the details on the uproar in Ferguson and the infamous Ice Bucket challenge. Find out which crew member is gearing up for the cold today, […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Brittney Griner isn’t surprised by the Phoenix Mercury’s success this season. Not even her team’s record-setting 29 wins. Griner had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 78-65 in the season final Sunday night, setting a new WNBA mark for victories. Candice Dupree added 16 points to […]

OS ANGELES (AP) — Uzo Aduba is an Emmy winner for her breakout role as a prisoner known as “Crazy Eyes” in Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black.” The series received two other awards, for casting and picture editing, at the creative arts Emmy ceremony Saturday honoring technical and other achievements. In an emotional speech, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — An unarmed black teenager killed by a white officer in Missouri was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy has found. The New York Times reported  that the autopsy by Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City chief medical examiner, found that one […]

EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting off the island. In a rare move for him, the president took a break in the middle of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to return to Washington on Sunday night for meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and other advisers on the U.S. military campaign in Iraq […]