If You Missed It

Comedian Chris Paul gives you the funny side of today’s trending news stories, including the Kevin Durant/Dwyane Wade beef, Maria Shriver’s search for a new man, DMX on Dr. Phil and more.

Marissa Alexander is serving 20 years for firing a warning shot into a wall to scare off her estranged husband. She was granted a new trial. Jacque Reid goes inside her story with Senator Dwight Bullard.

Today’s news headlines on George Zimmerman, Obamacare and more.

Roland Martin talks with BlackAmericaWeb Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of “Keeping it Real with Rev. Al Sharpton”, Michael H. Cottman, about affordable health care and the decline of HBCUs.

Comedian Falzon Love spreads the love on Showtime when he hosts the latest “Shaquille O’Neal Presents All-Star Comedy Jam: LIve from Atlanta” which premieres on Saturday, October 5 at 3 a.m. on Showtime. If that’s a little too late for you, you can also pickup  the DVD version, out October 1st, that includes two behind-the-scenes featurettes […]

If You Missed It

Tom, Sybil and Chris Paul start the weekend off right with the “Big Man Dance”. Chris announces he and Huggy Lowdown’s new comedy CD. Plus Tom’s BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: the latest addition to the 2014 Fantastic Voyage lineup.

“Baggage Claim” opens in theaters today and while Paula Patton is the movie’s star, Jill Scott as her best girlfriend Gail steals every scene she’s in. With her impressive cleavage and comic timing, Scott takes off in the role while playing off a supporting cast of popular Black actors – and Adam Brody from “The […]

If You Missed It, Little Known Black History Facts, Originals

Today, the father of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, would have been 77 years old. A new voice out of school, Cornelius started his career by filling in for DJ’s on Chicago’s WVON radio. In 1968, he served as host of the sports program “A Black’s View of the News” on WCIU. The broadcasting entrepreneur started […]

Comedian Chris Paul gives you the funny side of today’s trending news.

While J. Anthony Brown is on vacation, Tom replays one of his favorites, “Burn Dem Capris.”