Originals

I once admired Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the former U.S. Rep. from Detroit, but now I’m questioning her reasoning. In Washington, D.C. this week, Cheeks, who is no stranger to Capitol Hill hearings, will preside over a week of testimony about the existence of extraterrestrials, aliens from space, and unidentified flying objects. Really? What is Cheeks […]

There It Is by Jayne Cortez (1982) And if we don’t fight if we don’t resist if we don’t organize and unify and get the power to control our own lives then we will wear the exaggerated look of captivity the stylized look of submission the bizarre look of suicide the dehumanized look of fear […]

Jamil Abdur-Rahman and Idries Abdur-Rahman aren’t just another twin set of handsome faces. The 36-year-old twin brothers from Chicago are both OB/GYN physicians and recent contestants on “The Amazing Race.” The pair do more than dispense health advice. They have had to practice what they preached in order to get ready for the grueling competition. […]

Comedian D.L. Hughley couldn’t wait until Friday to comment about Jason Collins‘ coming out, so he called the TJMS to give his interesting take on the “too tall to be gay” athlete’s big announcement. —————- TOM JOYNER :  DL Hughley.  DL!  DL:  Hey, man.  How you doing, man? TOM JOYNER :  Man, I’m good. J. […]

Chris Bosh, Jermaine Jackson, Terrell Owens, Usher, and Halle Berry are all either rich and/or famous people embroiled in high-profile, sometimes bitter child support and custody battles. And just as I was about to hit send, a new alert hit my email box.  The headline reads, “Steve Nash child support: NBA star contests support payments […]

Find out why Jarron Collins, Jason Collins‘ twin brother is the real winner in his brother’s gay announcement. Plus more on Dwight Howard and Jermaine Jackson.

Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with Laterras R. Whitfield, about his movement to reunite estranged daughters and their fathers. To get more information visit DancewithMyFather.TV

By now EVERYONE has heard about Jason Collins announcement that he is gay. We have seen the tweets of support from everyone from the President and First Lady to fellow ball players. There has been an overwhelming media support that has over the last few years in particular become broadly more gay friend and has […]

I would like to nominate my husband Steven Pilate as a “Real Fathers,  Real Man.” He’s had a tough four years. in 2009 he worked in management, which meant he had a lot of work duties, all while taking care of and providing for myself, our daughter, his mother, nephew and his other three children. […]

Roland Martin talks with Cleo Manago about the impact of Jason Collins’ announcement, how it affects the black community and Manago answers the question of whether Collins is a modern day hero.

Tom and the crew talk about the latest on Jesse Jackson Jr., a strange plane crash in Calif., and “Dancing with the Stars. “

Sybil Wilkes gives us the latest details on the Boston Marathon bombing.