Sybil Wilkes sits down with a remarkable teen who is helping the homeless one sock at a time. 13-year-old Princess Jackson with the help of her mother launched her non-profit organization Sock Out Poverty at only 9-years-old. Based in Houston, Texas, the organization donates socks to the homeless community. So far, over 8,000 pairs of […]
Jacque Reid talks to Morgan McCane, the 15-year-old teenager who is taking the trend of sagging pants to a new level with Girls Against Boys Sagging. “I feel like women are the biggest influence on our young boys. If women could get voting rights, why can’t they help make boys pull up their pants? […]
Seventy-five years ago, a group of men made history. Those men were the Tuskegee Airmen. Today, they are being celebrated for their achievements in a ceremony at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama and at a VIP Reception at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa in Montgomery, Alabama. The men, officially the […]
Virginia McLaurin, the 107-year-old woman who made headlines after meeting (and dancing) with the Obama’s, put her party shoes back on when she met the Harlem Globetrotters. Moose Weekes and Zeus McClurkin had a bit of a party when they met mcLaurin at the Roots Public Charter School in Washington D.C. where she volunteers. Moose and […]
A Charleston, South Carolina teacher is helping young boys in and outside of the classroom to become young, responsible gentlemen. CBS News reports: Every Wednesday nearly 60 students at Memminger Elementary School dress for success and meet for the “Gentleman’s Club.” Raymond Nelson is the student support specialist at Memminger Elementary in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. […]
Known best for his roles in The Wire and The Walking Dead, Chad Coleman is the celebrity spokesperson for Date with Dad, an annual dads-and-daughters event taking place this weekend in his hometown of Richmond, VA. Coleman talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about what to expect this year and his involvement in the community […]
It was a routine play – just another kickoff return in the college football career of Southern University’s Devon Gales. Unfortunately, that return proved to be anything but routine. Last September, Gales was severely injured in what his doctors called a ‘burst’ injury when he collided with another player and fractured several bones in his […]
What does a nine-year-old girl who loves to read and write do? Write her own book, of course.
Cloe Woods, a five-year-old from Kenner, La., is being hailed a hero after she led her blind Grandmother to safety when the stove in her home caught fire early Wednesday morning.
A 10-year-old girl fought back bullies in the classiest way possible by creating a plus-size fashion line after she was ridiculed about her weight, Pix11 reports. Ify Egypt Ufele is a straight-A student who began to distance herself from school when she was mocked about her weight, her mother said. Ufele says incidents like lunch […]
Valentine's Day doesn't just have to be for lovers. This year the internet fell in love with two seniors who have been best friends for 71 years.
Magazine publisher, Lisa Lucas has been named the new Executive Director Of The National Book Foundation.
