William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton served as the nation’s 42nd president from 1993 to 2001, leaving behind one of the richest legacies of any world leader. In November 2004, the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park in Little Rock, Ark. was opened to the public and houses many artifacts and memorabilia of the Clinton […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday noted that previous U.S. presidents have issued some type of executive order on immigration, suggesting his Democratic successor was on “pretty firm legal footing.” The former president spoke on the eve of President Barack Obama’s scheduled announcement of executive actions that could spare as many as […]

02/06/14- Comedian Chris Paul runs through the day’s hottest topics including the rumor that actress Elizabeth Hurley had an affair with former President Bill Clinton.

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday is poised to be one of the largest such gatherings in generations with tens of thousands of local mourners and almost 100 foreign leaders expected. South African officials say the normal seating capacity of Johannesburg’s FNB stadium of 95,000 probably […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit John F. Kennedy‘s gravesite and honor two of Kennedy’s lasting initiatives as the nation observes the 50th anniversary of his assassination in the coming week. Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be accompanied by former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, at a wreath-laying ceremony at […]

If You Missed It, Little Known Black History Facts, Originals

Tennessee representative Lois DeBerry was one of the longest-serving women lawmakers in the nation. She was the first black woman elected to the General Assembly from Shelby County and the second throughout the state of Tennessee. The African American Congresswoman was elected in 1972 and was the first woman speaker pro tempore in the House […]

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Robin Thicke’s racy, new song, “Blurred Lines”, hit the airwaves a short time ago and has become a favorite to many listeners. It’s even made an impression on the popular YouTube channel, Baracksdubs, a video site full of music covers by our president, including the recent covers of “Popped a Molly” by Trinidad James and […]

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Congresswoman Michele Bachman says she will not seek re-election.  Maybe it’s because the wicked witch of the Midwest has the FBI investigating her campaign finances.  But we here at the TJMS will hate to see Michele Bachman go.  And we wish her well.  C’mon everybody ‘For she’s a jolly good racist, for she’s a jolly […]

President Barack Obama is squarely in the epicenter of a political storm – a mounting controversy that Republicans hope will tarnish Obama’s legacy as America’s first black commander-in-chief. As I was walking along Capitol Hill last week, a place where Republicans have never been particularly respectful of Obama, I overheard conservatives whispering gleefully about Obama’s […]

If You Missed It, Originals

This is Chris Paul from the TJMS running through the top stories in roughly sixty seconds with The Morning Minute. The five living U.S. Presidents got together yesterday for the dedication of the George W. Bush Library.  Standing together were President Obama, President Clinton, President George H.W. Bush, President Carter and then President George W. […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what “lining out,” call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is […]

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — President Michel Martelly urged Haitians to recall the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives in a devastating earthquake three years ago, marking the disaster’s anniversary Saturday with a simple ceremony. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton joined Martelly later in the day for a similarly quiet wreath-laying commemoration. “Haitian […]