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  Ben Jealous and Rushern Baker have taken different professional paths over the years but they now have one common denominator: Each man is hoping to become Maryland’s first black governor. It could be an uphill slog for Jealous and Baker, some political strategists say, since Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, is favored to […]

Nasir Andrews is only 9 years old but she’s pleading for someone to help stop the racial bullying she’s experiencing in her fourth-grade classroom. She is not suffering silently. “I don’t feel like anybody is helping or cares,” Nasir posted in a heartrending video on Facebook. “I want kids and adults to know my story. […]

It’s African-American Appreciation Month and sometimes even we get stumped by a musical question. Last week on “Arsenio Hall Monday,” we became consumed by Childish Gambino’s hit “RedBone” because it doesn’t include the word redbone in the lyrics. Given the actual lyrics, a more fitting name obviously would have been “Stay Woke.” Arsenio thought that […]

“Had they not been there I think it would have been a massacre. The field, I mean, was basically a killing field.” – Sen. Paul Ryan, praising two Black U.S. Capitol police. The Republicans who were hunted by a crazed gunman at a Washington, D.C. baseball park last week were saved by two African-American U.S. […]

Suicides among Black teenagers continue to rise at startling rates. Consider these sobering facts: For the first time, the suicide rate of Black children in between the ages of 5 and 11 doubled between 1993 and 2013 while the rate among white children had declined, according to a 2015 study from the Centers for Disease Control and […]

So much for free speech. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor of African-American studies at Princeton University, decided to cancel her public appearances after she received death threats and more than 50 racist emails. Why? Because she dared to call President Donald Trump a “racist, sexist megalomaniac.” And here’s the truth of it: Taylor was right. But […]

There’s a reason why Prince loved Minneapolis. Aside from it being the city that spawned a musical genius, it’s a gorgeous place. Although its position in the Midwest of the country means it has a well-deserved reputation for cold winter weather, it has more to offer than the places where Prince made his mark on […]

Black girls are being kicked out of the nation’s schools at alarming rates. In every state across America, Black girls are twice as likely to be suspended from school as white girls, according to a new report from the National Women’s Law Center. The reason: Racist and sexist stereotypes fostered by narrow-minded educators and school […]

The Tom Joyner Foundation’s official statement on Donald Trump’s recent HBCU remarks.  President Donald Trump is taking aim at African-American students and jeopardizing the future of historically black colleges and universities. Construction for Black colleges, Trump argues, could be unconstitutional because it’s racially biased. Without new buildings for state-of-the-art technology, the outlook for Black colleges […]

“This is the worst bill for women’s health in a generation…Alarm bells should be ringing in every house across America.”―Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood President Donald Trump promised to provide affordable health insurance for everybody but his health care plan that was narrowly approved by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week is just […]

Katrina Pierson, the once-combative spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, has re-emerged as a communications specialist for America First Policies, a right-wing group that supports President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda and vilifies mainstream media. “I think President Trump’s first 100 days is going really well,” Pierson said in an interview. “Hillary Clinton would have done nothing.” […]

In the past few years, political correctness has become one of the biggest issues of our time. You can credit bullying, shaming and everything else done to make people feel like crap. Most of all, you can thank our collective need to be “heroes” without the extra effort it takes to actually be one. At […]