Originals

Roland Martin talks with Joseph Williams about why the MLK Memorial Foundation is being forced to change its name by the King children.

Sybil Wilkes discusses today’s news headlines including Obama’s response to hecklers, an 11-year-old girl giving birth to a baby and the Steubenville rape case.

J. Anthony Brown murders another hit in “Easy Siri.”

A man being on the “down low” is an issue that many women experience. Jacque Reid Goes ‘Inside Her Story’ with Brenda Stone Browder, author of the book “The Ex Factor: Finding Freedom to Heal, Forgive and Love Again”. Go to theexfactorbookandtour.com to find out more information about the book.

The Celebrity Snitch calls out D.L. Hughley’s performance on “Dancing With the Stars”, Too Short’s run-in with the po-po and more.

Chris Paul talks about the Malcolm Jamal-Warner/Regina King split, “The Tonight Show” shake up and more in “The Morning Minute.”

Uncle Butchie Videos

Uncle Butchie’s Live House presents BB Ski singing a new Tom Joyner Morning Show jingle…

Little Known Black History Facts, Originals

Thelma Streat was a favorite black artist among First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the King and Queen of England, actor Vincent Price and dancer Katherine Dunham. In 1947, only four African American artists were known to have solo showings of their artwork in New York City. They were Romare Bearden, Norman Lewis, Rose Piper and Thelma […]

There are a lot of lessons to be learned from the debacle resulting in the changes in the parent PLUS loan program. The problem is that all of a sudden, loans that were easy to acquire are coming under more scrutiny.  Poor credit ratings by parents are taken into account and sadly, we all know […]

National News

According to reports, CVS is requiring their employees to disclose their weight and other personal health information – or pay a $600-a-year fine to the company. The employees must disclose the information to the company’s insurance carrier and must agree to this by signing a certified contract. In response to the story, CVS Caremark Corp, […]

If You Missed It, Originals

Chris Paul knows the real story behind Too Short’s arrest. Plus, more on the Miami Heat and Rihanna’s “drug bust”. —————– This is Chris Paul from the TJMS running through the top stories in roughly sixty seconds with The Morning Minute. Miami has now won 24 games in a row.  The Heat were down by […]

If You Missed It, Originals

One of the courses I teach at the Law School is a course on race and when dealing with issues of race among students from diverse backgrounds, you never know what might happen and that’s okay, because it’s all good, as long as people are being sincere about what they know or what they don’t […]