JACKSON – A national movement to promote economic development, designed to grow black businesses and change the economic landscape of urban communities will kick off in Jackson, Mississippi on April 1, featuring a keynote speech by Oscar Joyner, entrepreneur and media executive. The Partnership for Economic Development (PED) program will be held from 8:00 a.m. […]
When the State Normal College for Colored Youth in Tallahassee, Florida was founded in 1887 by Thomas V.R. Gibbs, he and the other educators probably didn’t expect that the student body would quickly outgrow the campus at an exponential rate. Some students had to live off campus in host private homes for several years, not […]
Celebrating its 80th anniversary, the Atlanta Business League will honor radio host Tom Joyner and sons, Thomas, Jr. and Oscar, with the Booker T. Washington Legacy Builders Award. The award recognizes individuals for longevity in business, investment and continued support of community and advocacy of African‐American owned enterprises. The event will be held on Tuesday, […]
Today, Oscar Joyner represented the Tom Joyner Morning Show on MSNBC’s “Up With Chris Hayes”. In light of this week’s uproar by White House correspondents on the lack of access to the president’s golf outing with Tiger Woods, Hayes and the panel discussed the relationship between the media and the White House. In the broadcast, […]
