Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a former boxer and champion of the wrongfully convicted, died Sunday after a bout with prostate cancer. He was 76. Carter was born May 6, 1937 in Clifton, N.J. At age 14, he was sent to a reform school for assault. Carter escaped the school, joined the Army, and began boxing for […]

President Barack Obama, Thomas and Toy Joyner, Jr., with their children Griffen and Thomas Joyner III.   First Lady Michelle Obama and Griffen Joyner. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. REGISTER NOW for the 2014 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion taking place August 28- September 1, 2014 in Orlando, Florida! For booking information visit here. […]

Credit card companies know there’s no free lunch, but they’re letting more customers get a taste as an enticement by gouging their existing card members. The NY Post reports: The average credit card interest rate for people with fair credit has hit a shocking 21 percent, up more than 2 percent from only a year […]

KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — Surveillance cameras at San Jose International Airport successfully captured the teenager on the tarmac, climbing up the landing gear of a jet. But in the end, the cameras failed because no one noticed the security breach until the plane — and the boy — landed in Hawaii. Although the 15-year-old apparently […]

04/22/14 – Tom receives an apology from Columbus Short. Listen to the exclusive audio and tell us what you think. Is Olivia Pope behind the sudden change of heart? The crew weighs in!