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09/25/14 – Dear Tom: My friend and co-worker, Mary Darby, is the 5th born of 11 – she has 6 brothers & 4 sisters.  Over 20 years ago, she left her hometown of troy to escape an abusive relationship.  She moved to mobile where she didn’t know a single person. I have worked with her […]

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09/18/14 – Dear Tom, My mom is my best friend.  She has been a single mom of two daughters for 24 years but she’s tough!  She grew up as the only daughter with three older brothers and two younger brothers. Growing up, she made sure we whatever we needed to be the best we could […]

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09/11/14 – Dear Tom, The life of Charlotte McCann has not been an easy one.  She was born with hip dysplasia her right side and was unable to walk, run and play like all the other kids. When she was 11, the ball joint of her hip bone slipped out of the socket causing her […]

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09/04/14 – Dear Tom, Back in 1997, I was serving in the military and was going through a bad divorce.  I moved to little rock for a fresh start and got a great job at the Red Cross.  One of my co-workers kept bugging me to go to her church so i finally went and that’s […]

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08/28/14- Lesley McSpadden is the mother of 18-year-old Michael brown who was laid to rest on Monday. No parent should ever have to bury their child. Tom Joyner is donating $1000 to the Michael brown fund via the fifth third bank – www.53.com Click the link above to hear!  

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08/21/14 – Dear Tom, My wife and i are both marauders – proud graduates of central state university – that’s where we met.  She was a senior and i was a freshman.  I told her when i met her that i was going to make her my wife.  She laughed so hard that she started […]

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08/14/14 – Dear Tom, My mother has been nothing but an inspiration to my life.  As a single parent, she made sure that i never had to go without and that i received the best education possible. As I was growing up – she encouraged me to sign up for extracurricular activities like:  drama club, tae […]

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08/07/14 – Dear Tom, My mom raised 4 girls and 1 boy as a single mother since 1979.  She was working at DuPont but retired 5 years ago and opened up a day care center to make life easier for struggling young mothers and fathers. Earlier this year, my older sister Melissa was diagnosed with […]

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07/31/14 – Dear Tom, My Jamaican mother is a single mom who raised my older sister, my younger brother and me. My father has not been around since shortly after I was born so she has been on her own for as long as i can remember. Getting an education has always come first. She […]

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07/24/14 Dear Tom: I love your show – my mom turned me on to the TJMS ever since I can remember.  She raised my younger brother and me all by herself since I was 4-years old. I am 26 now and pursuing a double masters and my mother supports me in everything i do.  She quit her […]

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07/17/14 – Dear Tom, When my late father had to go to dialysis, my mother, Novelene Burns, transported him. When he lost his left limb, she was there to support him through his recovery. When my late grandmother had a stroke, my mother moved her in her home and cared for her all while working […]

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07/10/14 – Dear Tom, I would like to nominate my mother Hazel Moore as the Thursday Morning Mom. My Mother is retired from the School System as a Housekeeper and has been a widow for over 40 years. She is most happy when she is in her kitchen cooking or baking. Growing up my sister, […]