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Comedian and activist Dick Gregory is performing at the Arlington Improv December 26th and 27th. He’ll also be with Martin Luther King III in Nashville on January 18th for an event, “Realizing The Dream.” He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his views on politics and the first thing he would’ve done if he would’ve won […]
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI says a 28-year-old man faces federal and state charges after he robbed a credit union in Bend, then went on a shopping spree that included buying a Christmas tree he later used to try and hide from police. The Oregonian reports that the FBI says Brett Gillispie-Comstock went into […]
David Banner is giving back in a major way this holiday season. In collaboration with his foundation, the rapper is donating a recording studio to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi as part of the ninth annual “Heal the Hood at Christmas” project in Jackson. It’s the first of six studios to be […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Ever wonder what music gets President Barack Obama in the Christmas mood? Sign in to Spotify to find out. Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their wives on Wednesday released matching lists of their favorite holiday songs on the popular music streaming service, just in time for Christmas. Topping the list for […]
“All Eyez on Me: The Writings of Tupac Shakur” is a new exhibit about Tupac Shakur that has been added to the Grammy museum in Los Angeles, according to LA Times. “Tupak Shakur was one of the most original and important of all hip-hop artists. His writing was both powerful and provocative,” said Robert Santelli, executive director of the […]
If Donald Trump or any Republican who might manage to win the White House and tries to dump ObamaCare … it’s looking more and more like that’s not going to be easy to do. According to reports, almost 8.3 million people have enrolled in ObamaCare plans, putting the administration well ahead of last year’s total at […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman accused of intentionally plowing a car carrying her child through crowds of pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk is distraught and overwhelmed, her defense attorney said after she briefly appeared in court for the first time. Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, 24, pursed her lips and blinked as she was […]
You may have heard but, British police say a woman named Kenya Alozi, from Nigeria, went way too far if she was aiming for mere freaky. While she was having sex with some unsuspecting guy, she had an iron nearby, and used the opportunity to burn his genitals with it. I don’t know if this […]
Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the meaning of Christmas, why we should continue to fight for racial equality and giving back. “It’s about family. It’s about tradition. On Christmas Day, we’re spending the day at the house of justice, feeding the homeless. Being family to those that may not have a family. We cannot debate […]
Maya Rudolph, found herself impersonating Sunday night on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens,” with her fellow guest and former “Saturday Night Live” co-star Will Farrell serving up his best Kenya Moore. The game was Clubhouse Playhouse, where the guests must sit in front of a green screen and impersonate real-life “Real Housewives” cast members using actual […]
Will Smith stars in Concussion, the dramatic thriller based on the true story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. He talks to the TJMS about being a football dad in real […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington have been mistakenly released early since 2002 because of an error by the state’s Department of Corrections that resulted in wrongly calculated sentences for about 3 percent of the prison population. At a news conference announcing the error Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee said he has […]
