As responses continue to roll in to Beyoncè’s “Formation” video and Super Bowl performance, it appears that at least one person has decided to do something about. An unknown individual has decided to stage a protest outside of NFL headquarters in New York City next week to protest what they called race-baiting and hate speech […]
On this day in 1978, celebrated freedom fighter and abolitionist Harriet Tubman received a history-making honor from the United States Postal Service. The USPS issued a stamp with Tubman’s likeness, making her the first Black woman to receive the honor. The stamp was part of the USPS’ Black Heritage stamp line, which is ongoing to […]
Dick Gregory will be at the Sydney Marcus Auditorium in Atlanta for an unforgettable evening with the legendary speaker. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his thoughts on Hurricane Katrina, the massacre at the historic black church in South Carolina and much more. Hurricane Katrina – accident or on purpose? “As […]
Though Chuck D. of Public Enemy once rhymed “Most of my heroes don’t appear on no stamps,” that seems to be changing. In recent years the Postal Service has honored several Black heroes including Ray Charles and Tuskegee Airman Chief Anderson. This year, the late Maya Angelou was honored with a stamp. Deputy Postmaster […]
The Tom Joyner Morning Show talks to author Tavis Smiley about his new book, ‘My Journey With Maya’ and his relationship with Maya Angelou. “I cannot think of a single woman in black history that has been more of a renaissance woman,” Smiley said. Click the link above to hear the entire interview!
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali was back in the hospital Thursday for follow-up care related to a severe urinary tract infection, his second stint in the hospital in the last four weeks. The three-time former heavyweight champion was admitted to an undisclosed hospital earlier this week, Ali family spokesman Bob Gunnell said Thursday. Ali […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After Bill Cosby settled a civil lawsuit in 2006 alleging that he’d repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman, his image as America’s dad may have been temporarily tarnished, but was far from destroyed. But in recent weeks as allegations of other sexual assaults have taken hold in published reports and on social […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby will not dignify “decade-old, discredited” claims of sexual abuse with a response, his attorney said Sunday, the first comment from the famed comedian’s lawyer on an increasing uproar over allegations that he assaulted several women in the past. In a statement released to The Associated Press and posted online, […]
Muhammad Ali may be the most documented athlete in history. He’s already been profiled in When We Were Kings, The Trials of Muhammad Ali and the ’30 for 30′ documentary Muhammad and Larry. Now, there’s a new documentary I Am Ali that deals with yet another facet of this extraordinary man’s life. This documentary focuses […]
Malcolm X and rap music have always fit together like a needle in the groove, connected by struggle, strength and defiance. But three recent episodes involving the use or misuse of Malcolm and other black icons have raised the question: Has rap lost touch with black history? Chart-topping rapstress Nicki Minaj provoked widespread outrage with […]
